A rifle with a mass of 1.2 kg fires a bullet with a mass of 6.0 g
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A rifle with a mass of 1.2 kg fires a bullet with a mass of 6.0 g (0.006 kg). The bullet moves with a muzzle velocity of 600 m/s after the rifle is fired.
a. What is the momentum of the bullet after the rifle is fired?
b. If external forces acting on the rifle can be ignored, what is the recoil velocity of the rifle?
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a The expression for the momentum of the bullet after firing is p mv Here m is the mass of the bulle...View the full answer
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