A 24-G Bullet Moving at 900 M/s Is Fired Through

question 50

Multiple Choice

A 24-g bullet moving at 900 m/s is fired through a one-kg block of wood emerging at a speed of 200 m/s.What is the kinetic energy of the block that results from the collision if the block had not been moving prior to the collision and was free to move?

• A) 0.35 kJ
• B) 0.23 kJ
• C) 0.14 kJ
• D) 0.43 kJ
• E) ​0.01 kJ

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