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OpenStudy (anonymous):

the motion of rocket in space is accordind to law of conservation of?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it must be momentum.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

r u sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya, look no one is in space to push/pull the rocket, assuming it is considerably distant from any planet, star, etc. So, when the rocket releases gas during thrust , it can move forward only because the gases moved backward . And, this is what the law of conservation of momentum says, isn't it ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I saw it in some film, where a guy moved in a gravity free space by shooting in the opposite direction !

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks friend

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