A bomb travelling in a parabolic path under the effect of gravity, explodes in mid-air. The centre of mass of the fragments will

Options

A. Move vertically upwards and then vertically downwards
B. Move vertically downwards
C. Move in irregular path
D. Move in the parabolic path the unexploded bomb would have travelled

Answer

(d)

Explanation

When a bomb travelling in a parabolic path under the effect of gravity, explodes in mid-air and the centre of mass of the fragments will also move in the parabolic path as the unexploded bomb travels.