a bullet with a mass of 6.00 g is fired through a 1.25 kg block of wood on a frictionless surface. the initial speed of the bullet is 896 m/s, and the speed of the bullet after it exits the block is 435 m/s. at what speed does the block move after the bullet passes through it?
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The drop in momentum of the bullet NEARLY equals the increase in momentum of the block. You will be neglecting the additional momentum of any wood blown out of the hole.
I have answered the question. Convert what was written above into an equation.
m(v1 - v2) = M V
Capital letters represent the block and lower case represents the bullet
Forget about the blown-out wood's momentum.
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To find the speed at which the block moves after the bullet passes through it, we can apply the principle of conservation of momentum.
The momentum before the bullet hits the block can be calculated as the product of the mass of the bullet and its initial speed:
Momentum of bullet before = mass of bullet * initial speed of bullet
= 6.00 g * 896 m/s
= 0.006 kg * 896 m/s
= 5.376 kg·m/s
Similarly, the momentum of the bullet after it exits the block can be calculated as:
Momentum of bullet after = mass of bullet * final speed of bullet
= 6.00 g * 435 m/s
= 0.006 kg * 435 m/s
= 2.61 kg·m/s
According to the principle of conservation of momentum, the total momentum before the collision (bullet + block) should be equal to the total momentum after the collision (block only). Therefore:
Momentum before = Momentum after
Adding up the momentum of the bullet and the block would yield:
(5.376 kg·m/s) + (mass of block * velocity of block) = (mass of block * final velocity of block)
Now, we can solve for the final velocity of the block.
Given:
Mass of block = 1.25 kg
(5.376 kg·m/s) + (1.25 kg * velocity of block) = (1.25 kg * final velocity of block)
Rearranging the equation, we get:
1.25 kg * final velocity of block = (5.376 kg·m/s) + (1.25 kg * velocity of block)
Substituting the values known:
1.25 kg * final velocity of block = (5.376 kg·m/s) + (1.25 kg * 0 m/s) (since the block is initially at rest)
1.25 kg * final velocity of block = 5.376 kg·m/s
Dividing both sides by 1.25 kg, we find:
final velocity of block = 5.376 kg·m/s / 1.25 kg
= 4.3008 m/s
Therefore, the speed at which the block moves after the bullet passes through it is approximately 4.3008 m/s.
To find the speed at which the block moves after the bullet passes through it, we can use the principle of conservation of momentum. According to this principle, the total momentum of an isolated system remains constant if no external forces act on it.
The momentum is given by the equation:
momentum = mass × velocity
Initially, the bullet's momentum is equal to the momentum of the block after the bullet passes through it. So we can write:
(mass of bullet × velocity of bullet) = (mass of block × velocity of block)
Let's denote the mass of the bullet as m_bullet, the velocity of the bullet as v_bullet, the mass of the block as m_block, and the velocity of the block as v_block.
Given:
m_bullet = 6.00 g = 0.006 kg (mass of bullet)
v_bullet = 896 m/s (initial velocity of bullet)
m_block = 1.25 kg (mass of block)
v_block = ? (velocity of block)
Plugging the values into the equation, we have:
(0.006 kg × 896 m/s) = (1.25 kg × v_block)
Now we can solve for v_block:
0.006 kg × 896 m/s = 1.25 kg × v_block
5.376 kg·m/s = 1.25 kg × v_block
v_block = 5.376 kg·m/s / 1.25 kg
v_block ≈ 4.3008 m/s
Therefore, the block moves at a speed of approximately 4.3008 m/s after the bullet passes through it.