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GK QUESTION#3003

The backward movement of a gun when a bullet is fired illustrates which of the following laws of motion?

  1. ANewton's first law of motion
  2. BNewton's third law of motionCorrect answer
  3. CLaw of universal gravitation
  4. DNewton's second law of motion
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B. Newton's third law of motion

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During firing, the gun pushes the bullet forward and the bullet pushes the gun backward. These equal and opposite interaction forces act on different bodies, illustrating Newton’s third law. Their different masses give different accelerations.

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