Gujarati
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5.Work, Energy, Power and Collision
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A bullet is fired from a gun. If the gun recoils freely, the kinetic energy of the gun will be

A

Less than that of bullet

B

Equal to that of bullet

C

Greater than that of bullet

D

Zero

Solution

In recoil of gun, law of conservation of momentum holds good. Kinetic energy of bullet is $p^2/2m$ and $KE$ of gun is $p^2/2M$, where $p$ is momentum. Since $p$ is same, $KE$ of gun $< KE$ of bullet

Standard 11
Physics

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