Question

why can a small mass such as Bullet kill a person when fired from a gun?

Answer 1

It is so because even if the mass of the bullet is small, it moves out of the gun with a very high velocity, due to which the momentum produced is high (p = mu). This high momentum of the bullet kills a person

Answer 2

A small mass such bas bullet can kill a person when fired from gun because -

• Whenever the bullet is fired from the gun, a tremendous amount of force is being applied on the bullet by the gun. That's why a bullet leaves with a significantly high velocity from the gun.
• This high velocity of the bullet causes a huge amount of momentum in that small bullet, inspite of its small mass. [momentum (p) = mass × velocity]
• And, this high momentum of the bullet makes the small bullet a lethal weapon to kill a person.

Hence, we have discussed the reason behind the capability of bullet to kill as person.