Question:

A 6-pounder field gun (cannon) used during the American Civil War has a mass of 405 kg and uses a cannonball with a mass of 2.40 kg. If the cannonball is fired with a speed of 470 what is the recoil speed of the cannon? ○ 3.7 m O S O 2.1 m S O 0.5 m S 2.8

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A 6-pounder field gun (cannon) used during the American Civil War has a mass of 405 kg and uses a cannonball with a mass of 2.40 kg. If the cannonball is fired with a speed of 470 what is the recoil speed of the cannon? ○ 3.7 m O S O 2.1 m S O 0.5 m S 2.8

A 6-pounder field gun (cannon) used during the American Civil War has a mass of 405 kg and uses a cannonball with a mass of 2.40 kg. If the cannonball is fired with a speed of 470 m/s what is the recoil speed of the cannon? 3.7 m/s 2.1 m/s 0.5 m/s 2.8 m/s