When a cannon fires a cannonball, the cannon will recoil backward because the
A) momentum of the cannon is greater than the energy of the cannonball.
B) momentum of the cannonball and cannon is conserved.
C) momentum of the cannon is conserved.
D) energy of the cannonball and cannon is conserved.
E) energy of the cannon is greater than the energy of the cannonball.
B
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