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Explain the Motion of a Rocket with the Help of Newton'S Third Law. - Physics

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Explain the motion of a rocket with the help of Newton's third law. 

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When a rocket moves in space, it pushes gases outside, i.e. the rocket applies force on the gases in the backward direction. As a reaction, the gases put equal amount of force on the rocket in the opposite direction and the rocket moves in the forward direction.

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Chapter 3: Laws of Motion - Exercise 3 (D) [Page 73]

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Selina Concise Physics [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 3 Laws of Motion
Exercise 3 (D) | Q 5 | Page 73
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