A bullet is fired from a gun.The speed of the bullet will be about the same as the speed of the recoiling gun?

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A bullet is fired from a gun.The speed of the bullet will be about the same as the speed of the recoiling gun?

Because momentum is conserved, why?

2007-10-03 17:54:37 · 3 answers · asked by palishnayne 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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No, the speed of the bullet is much higher. The total force is the same. The bullet has lower mass than the gun so would be accelerated more than the gun.

2007-10-03 18:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by Charles C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

That doesn't sound right to me. Force will be conserved, sure, (ie action-reaction) but the speed of both the bullet and the gun should be determined by the mass of each relative object.

Been a while since I studied Physics, but I'm almost sure about that.

2007-10-04 01:07:10 · answer #2 · answered by Gee Whizdom™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

the bullet will have left the barrel befor the recoil is felt

2007-10-04 01:02:59 · answer #3 · answered by goat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋