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A toy rocket of mass 0.1kg has fuel of mass 0.02kg which burns out in 3sec. Starting from rest on a horizontal smooth track, it gets a speed of 20 m/s when fuel is burned out. What is the approximate thrust of the rocket? What is the energy content per unit mass of fuel?

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