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No, why would it pick up speed? That would violate the Law of Conservation of Energy. Unless it is shot down; in that case it might get accelerated by Earth's gravity.

This assumes we're talking about a normal gun. A Gyrojet, which actually fired small rockets rather than bullets, had projectiles that did pick up speed after leaving the barrel. However, Gyrojets (and their ammunition) were expensive, unreliable, and inaccurate, so they never really caught on and today are essentially collector's pieces.

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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).


How fast does a 9mm bullet travel after being fired?

It depends on several factors, but it can be a slow as a few hundred feet per second to a couple of thousand feet per second. The average for the most common types of ammo is somewhere about 1000 feet per second.


How fast does a pistol bullet travel?

It depends on several factors, but it can be as slow a couple of hundred feet per second to as fast as a couple of thousand feet per second. Calibers that are considered standard, such as 9mm, .40, .45, etc typically travel between 800 feet per second and 1300 feet per second.


How do you refill a papermate clickster 0.5mm lead mechanical pencil?

Simply take off the cap with eraser attached and put a couple of leads in the tube. If you look down the barrel with a good light source you'll see that the lower end is funnel-shaped so the lead will be self feeding. Just put the cap back on, hold the pencil upright and keep clicking until the lead appears at the tip.


Is a couple a vector quantity?

No, a couple is not a vector quantity. A couple is a pair of forces that are equal in magnitude, opposite in direction, and act along parallel lines. It produces rotational motion without any translation of an object.

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