AIIMS2016PhysicsCenter of Mass, Momentum and Collision
A gun of mass 10 ~kg fires 4 bullets per second. The mass of each bullet is 20 ~g and the velocity of the bullet when it leaves the gun is 300 ~m ~s ⁻¹ . The force required to hold the gun when firing is
Options
- A6 ~N
- B8 ~N
- C24 ~N
- D240 ~N
Correct answer
C. 24 ~N
Step-by-step solution
Momentum of one bullet, p=m v aligned & =20 10⁻³ 300=6 ~kg ~m ~s ⁻¹ & N= number of bullet per sec =4 & d p d t = change of momentum per sec or force & =N(p-0)=4 6=24 ~N & aligned