A hypervelocity launcher is an electromagnetic gun capable of shooting a projectile at very high speed. A

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A hypervelocity launcher is an electromagnetic gun capable of shooting a projectile at very high speed. A Sandia National Laboratory hypervelocity launcher shoots a 1.5 gram projectile that attains a speed of 14. km/s. How much electromagnetic energy must the gun convert into TKE to achieve this speed? Solve in SI. (A: 1.5 × 102 kJ)

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Exploring Engineering An Introduction to Engineering and Design

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