Question

What is recoil velocity ? Calculate the recoil velocity of a gun. A bullet of mass
50g is fired from a gun of mass 6 kg with a velocity of 400 m/s. Calculate recoil
velocity of a gun.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Since, before firing the gun and the bullet are at rest. Hence, the initial momentum is zero. Now, the final momentum should also be zero because the forces between the gun and the bullet are internal. Hence, the recoil velocity is -3.33 m/s