Unit: motion
Year: 1996 Question#: 17
Question: A bullet traveling at 5.0 x 102 meters per second is brought to rest by an impulse of 50. newton-seconds. What is the mass of the bullet?
(1 ) 2.5 x 104 kg
(2 ) 1.0 x 101 kg
(3 ) 1.0 x 10-1 kg
(4 ) 1.0 x 10-2 kg
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Explanation by: Joe W
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Answer 1
2.5 x 104 kg
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1.0 x 101 kg
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1.0 x 10-1 kg
CORRECT
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, you get a mass of 0.1kg, or 1.0 x 10^-1 kg return
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1.0 x 10 -2 kg
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What mass traveling at 5.0 x 102 m/s would a 50 newton-second impulse stop? return to top
