A Large Metal Ball Is Shot from a Cannon with a Short

question 55

Multiple Choice

A large metal ball is shot from a cannon with a short barrel. If the same ball were to be shot from cannon with a longer barrel, its muzzle velocity would be

• A) more.
• B) less.
• C) the same.
• D) impossible to determine without additional information.

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