Physics (AS & A Level) · May / June 2019 · Paper 13 · Question 17

A lead pellet is shot vertically upwards into a clay block that is stationary at the moment of impact but is able to rise freely after impact. The mass of the pellet is 5.0 g and the mass of the clay block is 95 g. The pellet hits the block with an initial vertical velocity of 200 m s⁻¹. It embeds itself in the block and does not emerge. How high above its initial position will the block rise?

1. A5.1 m
2. B5.6 m
3. C10 m
4. D100 m

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