Q

When a gun recoils after firing a bullet, how does its kinetic energy compare with the bullet's?

RRB Group D 16/10/2018 / Shift-I 2018
✓ Answer: D Less than the bullet's
Momentum magnitudes are equal. Since K = p²/(2m), the heavier gun has less kinetic energy.
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