Consider the following statements When a gun is fired it recoils i e it pushes back with much less v...........

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Consider the following statements

When a gun is fired it recoils, i.e., it pushes back, with much less velocity than the velocity of the bullet.
Velocity of the recoiling gun is less because the gun is much heavier than the bullet.

Which of the above statements is correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

The gun is much heavier than the bullet so it recoils at speeds significantly less than that of the bullet but enough to give a serious jolt. A recoilless gun also obeys the Law of Conservation of Momentum.