Question

a 7.00 g bullet, when fired from a gun into a 0.80 kg block of wood held in a vise, penetrates the block to a depth of 6.40 cm. this block of wood is next placed on a frictionless horizontal surface, and a second 7.00 g bullet is fired from the gun into the block. to what depth will the bullet penetrate the block in this case?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the depth to which the bullet will penetrate the block in the second case, we need to know the initial velocity of the bullet and the coefficient of restitution of the block. The coefficient of restitution is a measure of how much energy is lost during an impact and it depends on the properties of the block and the bullet. Without this information, we cannot calculate the depth of penetration.