Question

The basic principle behind the recoil of a gun s:

• A. Newton's first law of motion
• B. Newton's second law of motion
• C. Newton's third law of motion
• D. Newton's law of universal gravitation

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Newton's third law of motion

• Newton's Third Law of Motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

• When a gun is fired, it exerts a forward force on the bullet (action), and the bullet exerts an equal and opposite force on the gun (reaction), causing the gun to recoil backward.

• This phenomenon is also a direct application of the Law of Conservation of Linear Momentum.