A 10 g bullet is fired from a 4 kg gun

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Linear Momentum · Linear Momentum

Problem

A 10 g bullet is fired from a 4 kg gun. The bullet attains a very high speed, while the gun recoils only slightly. Explain, without calculation, why the magnitude of the impulse on the bullet is equal to the magnitude of the impulse on the gun.

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