A bullet is fired into a block of wood sitting on a block of ice. The bullet has an initial velocity of 500 m/s and a mass of 0.005 kg. The wooden block has a mass of 1.2 kg and is initially at rest. The bullet remains embedded in the block of wood afterward.
a. Assuming that momentum is conserved, find the velocity of the block of wood and bullet after the collision.
b. What is the magnitude of the impulse that acts on the block of wood in this process?
c. Does the change in momentum of the bullet equal that of the block of wood? Explain