Introduction To Health Physics
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ISBN: 9780071835275
Author: Johnson, Thomas E. (thomas Edward), Cember, Herman.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.2P
A bullet whose mass is 50 g travels at a velocity of 500 m/s. It strikes a rigidly fixed wooden block and penetrates a distance of 20 cm before coming to a stop.
(a) is the deceleration rate of the bullet?
(b) What is the deceleration force?
(c) What was the initial momentum of the bullet?
(d) What was the impulse of the collision?
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