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A shell of mass 25gm  is fired by a gun of mass75kg . If the muzzle speed of the shell is150 ms1 , what is the recoil speed of the gun?

a
0.12 m/s
b
0.05 m/s
c
0.3 m/s
d
0.4 m/s

detailed solution

Correct option is B

V=mvM=25×10−3×15075=0.05ms−1

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