Suppose that a tiny gun made of a strong but very light material fires a bullet that is more massive than the gun itself. For such a weapon
A) recoil problems would be lessened.
B) conservation of momentum would not hold.
C) conservation of energy would not hold.
D) the target would be safer than the shooter.
E) both conservation of energy and momentum would not hold.
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