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Why do you feel a backward jerk on your shoulder when you fire a gun?

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When we fire a gun, a force is exerted in the forward in the forward direction as the bullets comes out; in reaction to which an equal and opposite force is act in the backward direction and hence, we feel a backward jerk on the shoulder.

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Chapter 3: Laws of Motion - Exercise 1 [Page 114]

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Frank Physics [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 3 Laws of Motion
Exercise 1 | Q 38 | Page 114
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