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Is Matter Around Us Pure
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A gun recoils on firing. Why?

Answer

When a bullet is fired from the gun with some force in the forward direction (action), the bullet in turn exerts an equal and opposite force on the gun. The reaction force by the bullet causes the gun to recoil.

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