A Lead Bullet Is Shot with a Speed of 250 $\circ$

question 39

Multiple Choice

A lead bullet is shot with a speed of 250 m/s into a wooden wall.As a result,the temperature of the bullet increases by 358 ^$\circ$ C.Assuming that all of its kinetic energy is absorbed as heat by the bullet,what is the mass of the bullet?

• A)1.5 g
• B)2.0 g
• C)2.5 g
• D)2.8 g
• E)The bullet's mass cannot be determined from the given information

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A member of a Native American tribe, part of the Iroquois Confederacy, traditionally based in what is now the northeastern United States.

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