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A machine gun fires a bullet of mass 40 gram with velocity 1200 m/s. The man holding it can exert a maximum force of 144 N on the gun. How many bullets can he fire per second at the most?

A

only one

B

3

C

any number of bullets

D

`144 xx 48`

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