A cannon recoils from firing a cannonball. The speed of the cannon's recoil is small because the
A) force against the cannon is smaller than against the ball.
B) momentum is mainly concentrated in the ball.
C) cannon has more mass than the ball.
D) momentum of the cannon is smaller.
C
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