MHT CET202617 April 2026Evening ShiftPhysicsCenter of Mass, Momentum and CollisionActual
A machine gun fires a bullet of mass 40g with a speed of 600 ms ⁻¹ . The person holding the gun can bare maximum force of 168N on it. The number of bullets that can be fired from the gun per second is
Options
- A8
- B7
- C6
- D5
Correct answer
B. 7
Step-by-step solution
Mass of a bullet, m = 40 g = 0.04 kg Speed of the bullet, v = 600 ms ⁻¹ Maximum force, F = 168 N Let n be the number of bullets fired per second. The force exerted by the gun is equal to the rate of change of momentum of the bullets. F = n m v 168 = n 0.04 600 168 = 24n n = 168 24 = 7 The number of bullets that can be fired per second is 7 .