A Toy Cork Gun Contains a Spring Whose Spring Constant

question 25

Multiple Choice

A toy cork gun contains a spring whose spring constant is 10.0 N/m.The spring is compressed 5.00 cm and then used to propel a 6.00-g cork.The cork, however, sticks to the spring for 1.00 cm beyond its unstretched length before separation occurs.The muzzle velocity of this cork is:

• A)1.02 m/s
• B)1.41 m/s
• C)2.00 m/s
• D)2.04 m/s
• E)4.00 m/s

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