In a Police Ballistics Test, a 10

question 63

Multiple Choice

In a police ballistics test, a 10.0-g bullet moving at 300 m/s is fired into a 1.00-kg block at rest. The bullet goes through the block almost instantaneously and emerges with 50.0% of its original speed. What is the speed of the block just after the bullet emerges?

• A) 1.50 m/s
• B) 273 m/s
• C) 3.00 m/s
• D) 2.97 m/s

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