The speed of a bullet fired from a gun will be about the same as the speed of the recoiling gun

A) when momentum is conserved.
B) because velocity is conserved.
C) when both velocity and momentum are conserved.
D) if the masses of the bullet and gun are equal.
E) none of the above


Answer: D

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