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When a bullet is fired upwards vertically it gains kinetic energy.
It is KINETIC energy- mass in motion. Prior to being fired, the cartridge has POTENTIAL energy- stored, but not released (yet)
The momenta of the rifle and the bullet are equal and opposite. The bullet has greater kinetic energy than the rifle.
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If fired from a rifled firearm, it spins.
When a bullet is fired upwards vertically it gains kinetic energy.
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 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.
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If fired from a rifled firearm, it spins.
The bullet will travel to wherever the muzzle was pointed at the moment of disharge.
Damage. How much depends on the gun that fired the bullet that hits it. it probably would explode
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
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.