A bullet of mass $20\, g$ travelling horizontally with a speed of $500 \,m/s$ passes  through a wooden block of mass $10.0 \,kg$ initially at rest on a surface. The bullet  emerges with a speed of $100\, m/s$ and the block slides $20 \,cm$ on the surface  before coming to rest, the coefficient of friction between the block and the surface. $(g = 10\, m/s^2)$
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Mass of bullet $m=0.02 \mathrm{kg}$

Initial velocity of bullet $v_{1}=500 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}$

Mass of block $M=10 \mathrm{kg}$

Initial velocity $v_{2}=0$

Final velocity $v_{1}^{\prime}=100 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}$

Now, the final velocity of block when bullet comes out

If block velocity $=v^{\prime}_{2}$

$m v_{1}+M v_{2}=m v_{1}+M v_{2}^{\prime}$

$0.02 \times 500=0.02 \times 100+10 v_{2}^{\prime}$

$v_{2}^{\prime}=\frac{10-2}{10}$

$v_{2}^{\prime}=0.8 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}$

Now, after moving $0.2$ $\mathrm{m}$

Change in kinetic energy $=$ work done

$0-\frac{1}{2} \times 10 \times(0.8)^{2}=-\mu \times 10 \times 10 \times 0.2$

$\mu=0.16$

Hence, the friction coefficient is $0.16$

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