When 100-kg astronaut Sally ejects 0.1 kg of gas at 50 m/s from her propulsion pistol, she recoils at

A. 5.0 m/s.
B. 0.5 m/s.
C. 0.05 m/s.
D. 50 m/s.


Answer: C

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