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When a shot is fired from a gun, the gun gets recoiled. Explain.
Laws of Motion
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The Newton’s third law states —
“To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction”.
So, when a bullet is fired from a gun, a force F is exerted on the bullet (action) and the gun experiences an equal recoil R (reaction) as shown.
Hence, Newton's third law is obeyed.
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