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28 December, 11:14

Why does a gun recoil when a bullet is fired?

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  1. 28 December, 13:24
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    Momentum is transferred from the first object to the second object. In this case, if a gun exerts a force on a bullet when firing it forward then the bullet will exert an equal force in the opposite direction on the gun causing it to move backwards or recoil.
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