Conservation of momentum explains why a gun or cannon recoils backwards when it is fired. When a cannon is fired, the cannon ball gains forward momentum and the cannon gains backward momentum.
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) expresses encouragement about Manitoba’s momentum in conservation efforts, ...
In physics, this type of event is termed an explosion. Watch this video for a practical demonstration of conservation of momentum in explosions. Consider a cannon ball of mass, \({m_B}\), ...
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