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When a bullet is fired upwards vertically it gains kinetic energy.
The momenta of the rifle and the bullet are equal and opposite. The bullet has greater kinetic energy than the rifle.
A 60 gram bullet fired from a gun with 3150 joules of kinetic energy has a velocity of 324.04 meters per second or 1,063.12 feet per second. (This is about 725mph).
A bullet fired from a gun
It is KINETIC energy- mass in motion. Prior to being fired, the cartridge has POTENTIAL energy- stored, but not released (yet)
When a bullet is fired upwards vertically it gains kinetic energy.
When a bullet is fired into the sky, it will eventually stop becasue it has run out of energy and fall back to the ground.
The momenta of the rifle and the bullet are equal and opposite. The bullet has greater kinetic energy than the rifle.
A 60 gram bullet fired from a gun with 3150 joules of kinetic energy has a velocity of 324.04 meters per second or 1,063.12 feet per second. (This is about 725mph).
A bullet fired from a gun
It is KINETIC energy- mass in motion. Prior to being fired, the cartridge has POTENTIAL energy- stored, but not released (yet)
The standard AK47 fires a 123 grain bullet at 2,400 feet per second. This produces 1,600 ft lbs of energy.
If you fired a bullet vertically upward, it would have kinetic energy at first, when it gets to the top of its travel this would all have been converted to potential energy.
The bullet fired from a gun has greater horizontal acceleration. For vertical acceleration, they are both the same.
When a bullet is fired from a rifle, a chemical reaction in the gunpowder ignites, rapidly expanding gases build up pressure, and the bullet is propelled out of the barrel at high speed. The rifling in the barrel causes the bullet to spin, improving accuracy and stability. Gravity will eventually cause the bullet to drop due to gravity and air resistance.
I used gelatin or a large water tank.
If you fired a bullet vertically upward, it would have kinetic energy at first, when it gets to the top of its travel this would all have been converted to potential energy.