Say I was a Typical hand gun or just the name model gun you would use. Also would the gun still work since there is no oxygen to ignite the Gun Powder?
2007-02-21 17:13:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The gun will travel at the same speed as it does on Earth. Except that it will not slow down. The gun doesn't need air because the gun powder has fuel and oxygen mixed already ... that's why it explodes and not just burn.
2007-02-21 17:20:13 · answer #1 · answered by ⊂( ﾟ ヮﾟ)⊃ 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gravity really doesn't come into play in the firing of a gun, other than causing the bullet to deflect towards earth once it is fired. Without gravity, the bullet would just continue moving at its velocity as it leaves the barrel. The ignition of powder charges in modern bullets does not require oxygen.
2007-02-22 01:22:34 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you used a rifle with a muzzle velocity of 5000 feet per second it would come out a little faster in outer space.
The gun powder has it's own oxygen.
The bullet would maintain 5000 ft.per sec since there would be no air to slow it down
2007-02-22 13:23:11 · answer #3 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignition of the powder is not dependent on the presence or lack of it, of air. It is all part of the chemical make up of the powder and it's igniter. The bullet would achieve the same muzzle velocity as it would in the atmosphere. It would simply travel much farther.
2007-02-22 01:20:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The velocity will depend on power of the explosive material in the bullet but I would highly recommend that you keep the area behind you clear of anything as your body will be hurled backwards at the same velocity, that's if your arm could sustain the impact of the gun's kick.
2007-02-22 05:54:28 · answer #5 · answered by PI=22/7 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There would be litle difference, in either the reaction of the gun or the speed of the bullet. Gunpowder contains its own oxidizer, so external oxygen is not required.
2007-02-22 01:43:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bullet will stay the same speed and never turn and the only way it would stop is if it hit something.
2007-02-22 09:03:49 · answer #7 · answered by Prince_Krona 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will go on forever at the same speed unless it hits something
2007-02-22 01:21:26 · answer #8 · answered by koolwakeboarder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋