Physics
JAMB 1978
A machine gun with a mass of 5kg fires a 50g bullet at speed of 100ms
-1. The recoil speed of the machine gun is
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A.
0.5 msec-1
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B.
1.5 msec-1
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C.
1 msec-1
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D.
2 msec-1
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E.
4 msec-1
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation
Gun momentum = bullet momentum
5 x v = 0.05 x 100
v = 1 msec-1
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