A rocket burns fuel at the rate of 10kgs-1 and ejects it with velocity of 5 x 103ms-1. The thrust exerted by the gas on the rock is
Answer Details
The thrust exerted by the gas on the rocket can be calculated using the formula:
Thrust = Mass flow rate x Exhaust velocity
Here, the mass flow rate is given as 10 kg/s and the exhaust velocity is given as 5 x 10^3 m/s.
Plugging in the values, we get:
Thrust = 10 kg/s x 5 x 10^3 m/s = 50,000 N
Therefore, the thrust exerted by the gas on the rocket is 5.0 x 10^4 N, which is.