Q

A 12 g bullet takes 0.006 s to travel through a rifle barrel and leaves at 300 m/s. What average force does the rifle exert on it?

RRB Group D 25/09/2018 / Shift-I 2018
✓ Answer: D 600 N
Assuming the bullet starts from rest, F = mΔv/Δt = 0.012 × 300/0.006 = 600 N.