When a bullet is fired from a gun, what is true about the momentum?

The gun has more momentum than the bullet, so the momentum is not conserved.

The bullet and gun have equal momenta in opposite directions, so the system's momentum is conserved.

The bullet has more momentum than the gun, so the momentum is not conserved.

The bullet and the gun have equal momenta in the same direction, so the system's momentum is conserved.

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Physics

Tripp

21 April, 22:47

When a bullet is fired from a gun, what is true about the momentum?

The gun has more momentum than the bullet, so the momentum is not conserved.

The bullet and gun have equal momenta in opposite directions, so the system's momentum is conserved.

The bullet has more momentum than the gun, so the momentum is not conserved.

The bullet and the gun have equal momenta in the same direction, so the system's momentum is conserved.

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Eli Jackson · Answer 1

B)

I took the quiz, I guessed A but it was wrong and the actual answer is B,

The bullet and the gun have equal momenta in opposite directions, so the system momentum is conserved.

Mara Dorsey · Answer 2

The correct answer is B.