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Physics Work, Energy, Power and Collision Conservation of Energy and Momentum MCQ (Single Correct)

From a stationary tank of mass 125000 pound a small shell of mass 25 pound is fired with a muzzle velocity of 1000 ft/sec. The tank recoils with a velocity of

A
0.1 ft/sec
B
0.2 ft/sec
C
0.4 ft/sec
D
0.8 ft/sec

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The correct answer is:
B

According to conservation of momentum

Momentum of tank = Momentum of shell

125000 × v tank = 25 × 1000 ⇒ ⇒ v tank = 0.2 ft/sec.

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