mass than the ball, why?
2007-10-03 17:53:23 · 3 answers · asked by palishnayne 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Since the mass of the cannon is more than than the mass of the ball, the cannon's recoil will be much smaller. There is an equal force acting on the cannon and the cannon ball. The cannon has more mass, and therefore needs more force to move than the ball does. Therefore the cannon's recoil is smaller.
2007-10-03 17:59:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Force= mass X acceleration. You are dealing with only one force acting on two objects, the cannon ball and the cannon.
So if the cannon has ten times the mass of the ball and both are subject to the same force the cannon ball will accelerate ten times as fast as the cannon.
2007-10-04 01:01:40 · answer #2 · answered by Charles C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
imagine a mouse firing a regular sized handgun...make sense now
2007-10-04 00:58:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋