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A machine gun fires a steady stream of bullets at the rate of n per minute into a stationary target in which the bullets get embedded. If each bullet has a mass m and arrives at the target with a velocity v, the average force on the target is

a
60 mnv
b
60vmn
c
mnv60
d
mv60n

detailed solution

Correct option is C

F = rate of change of linear momentumIn 1 s, n60bullets are embedded. Momentum of each bullet is mv.∴                           F = n60 mv

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