NEET UG 2022 · Physics · Question 28
NEET 2022 Physics, question 28
Question 28 of the NEET 2022 paper (code R1) is a Physics question from Laws of Motion. Its idea, Momentum Conservation in Explosions, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 4.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q28 · Physics
A shell of mass m is at rest initially. It explodes into three fragments having mass in the ratio 2 : 2 : 1. If the fragments having equal mass fly off along mutually perpendicular directions with speed v, the speed of the third (lighter) fragment is :
- 1
- 2v
- 3
- 4Official answer
Official answer: option 4 · NTA final answer key
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