A Shell Initially at rest explodes into two pieces of equal mass the two pieces will

1) move with different velocities in different directions

2) move with the same velocity in opposite directions

3) move with the same velocity in the same direction

4) be at rest

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2) move with the same velocity in opposite directions

The two masses are equal, so to conserve linear momentum which is zero, they should move in the opposite directions with equal velocity.

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