A bullet weighing 10 g and moving at 300 ms−1 strikes a 5 kg block of ice and drops dead. The ice block is sitting on frictionless level surface. The speed of the block, after the collision is :
A
60 ms−1
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B
3 ms−1
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C
6 ms−1
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D
0.6 ms−1
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Solution
The correct option is B 0.6 ms−1 Here, a bullet weighing 10 g and moving at 300 ms−1 strikes a 5 kg block of ice and drops dead hence m1u1+m2u2=m2v 10×10−3(300)+(5)(0)=5v 3000×10−3=5v v=35=0.6ms−1