A bullet of mass 50 g moving with an initial velocity `100 "m s"^(-1)` strikes a wooden block and comes to rest after penetrating a distance 2 cm in it. Calculate : Initial momentum of the bullet

Explanation

To calculate the initial momentum of the bullet, we will follow these steps:

### Step 1: Convert the mass of the bullet from grams to kilograms.
The mass of the bullet is given as 50 grams. To convert grams to kilograms, we divide by 1000.

\[ \text{Mass of the bullet} = \frac{50 \text{ g}}{1000} = 0.05 \text{ kg} \]
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