Question: 1. Suppose a gun is fired vertically into a 1.30 kg block of wood at rest on a thin horizontal sheet directly above it.

1. Suppose a gun is fired vertically into a 1.30 kg block

1. Suppose a gun is fired vertically into a 1.30 kg block of wood at rest on a thin horizontal sheet directly above it. The bullet has mass 11.0 g and a speed of 420 m/s when it hits the block and completely embeds itself into the block during the collision. a. Draw the scenario and label the diagram properly (add before and after collision scenarios). (2) b. What type of collision did you just observe? (1) c. What physical quantities are conserved in this collision? (1) d. How high the block will rise into the air after the bullet completely embeds itself into the block? (6) e. Calculate kinetic energy of the system before and after the collision. (4) f. Based on your calculation comment whether kinetic energy of the system after the collision is the same, more or less compare to the kinetic energy of the system right before the collision. (1) g. If you observe loss of mechanical energy, where have that energy been used in this case? (1) Before

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