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Calculate the momentum of a gun of mass 400 kg when it recoils with a velocity of 0.25 ms-1.

Calculate the momentum of a gun of mass 400 kg when it recoils with a velocity of 0.25 ms-1. Correct Answer 100 kg.ms<sup>-1</sup>

  • Momentum is defined as the product of mass and velocity.
  • Mass of the gun = 400 kg
  • Its recoil velocity is 0.25 ms-1
  • We know that formula momentum (p) = mv
  • Now by substituting the above values we get (p) = 400 × 0.25

 = 100 kg.m/s.

  • The momentum of a gun is 100 kg.ms-1.

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