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A machine gun fires a bullet of mass 40g with a velocity 1200ms-1. The man holding it can exert a maximum force of 144 N on the gun.  Number of bullets he can  fire per second at the most is ___

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answer is 3.

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Detailed Solution

u = Velocity of bullet
dmdt=Mass fired per second by the gun
dmdt=Mass of bullet(mB)× Bullets fired per sec (N)
Maximum force that man can exert, 
F=u(dmdt)
F=u × mB × N

N=FmB×u=14440×103×1200=3

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A machine gun fires a bullet of mass 40g with a velocity 1200ms-1. The man holding it can exert a maximum force of 144 N on the gun.  Number of bullets he can  fire per second at the most is ___