A rifle with a mass of 12kg fires a bullet with a mass of


a rifle with a mass of 1.2kg fires a bullet with a mass of 6.0g (0.006kg). The bullet moves with a muzzle of velocity of 700m/s after the rifle is fired.

a) What is the momentum of the bullet after the rifle is fired?

b) If external forces acting oin the rifle can be ignored, what is the recoil velocity of the rifle?

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