- Rocket propulsion is an application of Newton's Third Law and the principle of momentum conservation. - The backward momentum of expelled exhaust mass creates forward momentum for the rocket.
Rocket works on the principle of the following:
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2014 · Topic: Mechanics (Conservation of Linear and Angular Momentum)
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