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In a zero-gravity environment, can a rocket-propelled

Chapter 10, Problem 21DQ

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In a zero-gravity environment, can a rocket-propelled spaceship ever attain a speed greater than the relative speed with which the burnt fuel is exhausted?

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In a zero-gravity environment, can a rocket-propelled spaceship ever attain a speed greater than the relative speed with which the burnt fuel is exhausted?

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In zero gravity condition, the external force applied to the system is zero. So the total momentum of the system should remain unchanged.

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