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American Commercial College of Texas Recoil Velocity Discussion

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Help me study for my Physics class. I’m stuck and don’t understand.

When a gun was used to fire a bullet of mass 5g it was found to have a recoil velocity of 3m/s when a bullet left, it barrel at a speed of 600km/h.

(i) Why does a gun recoil when it is fired?