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What is the total momentum of the bullet and the gun before firing?

The total momentum of the bullet and the gun before firing is zero, as the gun and the bullet are at rest. Momentum is the product of mass and velocity, and since both the gun and the bullet are not moving, their momentum is zero.


How are Newton's laws applied when a bullet is fired from a gun which recoils?

When a bullet is fired from a gun, Newton's third law is applied as the bullet and the gun experience equal and opposite forces. The force pushing the bullet out of the gun is equal to the force pushing the gun backward, causing recoil. This relationship between the bullet and the gun follows the principle of momentum conservation.


How can calculate recoil velocity of gun?

The recoil velocity of a gun can be calculated using the principle of conservation of momentum. The formula to calculate the recoil velocity is: Recoil velocity = (mass of bullet * velocity of bullet) / mass of gun. This formula takes into account the mass of the bullet, the velocity of the bullet, and the mass of the gun.


How fast does a bullet travel in feet per second?

The speed of a bullet can vary widely depending on the type of bullet and the gun it is fired from. On average, a bullet can travel at speeds ranging from 800 feet per second to over 3000 feet per second.


A bullet is fired from a gun. The speed of the bullet will be about the same as the speed of the recoiling gun if the mass of the bullet equals the mass of the gun?

The mass of a bullet is nowhere near the mass of a gun. A bullet weighs at most a few hundred grains. Most guns weigh at least a couple of pounds, some weigh several pounds (talking about handguns and rifles).

Related Questions

Why does a gun not recoil just as fast as the speed of the bullet?

because the recoil is when the bullet forces the gun back and so the bullet creates the recoil and so it can't make it go just as fast


How fast does a 50 calibre machine gun bullet travel?

@890 mps


How fast does a bullet out of a Barrett light 50 super-gun travels?

@2800 FPS


Why cant you see a bullet fired by a gun?

That's because it moves too fast.


How fast does the bullet from a World War 1 gun travel?

Which gun? A bullet fired from a rifle, such as the 1903 Springfield, K98 Mauser or SMLE can travel about 2600 to 2800 ft per second.


How fast is a gun bullet?

Depending on the exact one you are referring to anywher from 500-4000+ fps.


How fast does a typical bullet travel from a rifle?

that depends on caliber, bullet weight, powder type, amount of powder, the gun used and other factors.


If a bullet was fired down through the earth's atmosphere how long would it take and how fast would it be?

That would depend on the mass of the bullet, the bullet's velocity when it left the barrel of the gun, and from how high up the bullet was fired from.


What is the idiom for' like a shot'?

Going "like a shot" means "as straight and as fast as a bullet shot from a gun."


How fast a gun bullet go?

a rifil never stop until it hit somr thing then it will stop


Why does the bullet and gun have different acceleration?

The gun weighs MUCH more than the bullet.


What is the total momentum of the bullet and the gun before firing?

The total momentum of the bullet and the gun before firing is zero, as the gun and the bullet are at rest. Momentum is the product of mass and velocity, and since both the gun and the bullet are not moving, their momentum is zero.