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During "elastic collision"
a) There is no loss of kinetic energy
b) The bodies are perfectly elastic
c) Temporarily some of the kinetic energy is used to deform the bodies
d) After collision the bodies regain the original shape keeping the total energy constant
a) There is no loss of kinetic energy
b) The bodies are perfectly elastic
c) Temporarily some of the kinetic energy is used to deform the bodies
d) After collision the bodies regain the original shape keeping the total energy constant
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Correct option: B
a, b, c, d are true
Option B (a, b, c, d are true) is correct because all the statements accurately describe the characteristics of an elastic collision.
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Medium
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A ball is thrown up from the earth by a person and then caught by him on its return. When the ball falls towards the earth, the ratio of kinetic energies gained by the ball and the earth is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the ratio of kinetic energies is inversely proportional to the ratio of masses due to conservation of momentum.
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Application
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An elastic string of unstretched length L and force constant k is stretched by a small length . It is further stretched by another small length y. The work done in the second stretching is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the work done against the elastic force when stretching from x to x+y, accounting for the initial stretch.
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A girl throws a ball with initial velocity at an inclination of . The ball strikes the smooth vertical wall at a horizontal distance from the girl and after rebounding returns to her hand. What is the coefficient of restitution between wall and the ball?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the coefficient of restitution derived from the collision with the wall and the return to the girl's hand.
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Medium
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Application
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A ball of mass is a moving with velocity . It collides head on elastically with a stationary ball of mass . The velocity of ball becomes v/3 after collision. Then the value of the ratio is
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Correct option: B
2
Option B (2) is correct because the ratio of masses is calculated using the conservation of momentum and the coefficient of restitution for an elastic collision.
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Medium
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Two perfoctly elastic balls of same mass are moving with velocities and . They collide head on elastically times. The kinetic energy of the system finally is:
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Correct option: C
Option C is correct because kinetic energy is conserved in an elastic collision, so the final kinetic energy is the same as the initial kinetic energy.
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Medium
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Application
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A 10 m long iron chain of linear mass density is hanging freely from a rigid support. If , then the power required to lift the chain upto the point of support in 10 s is
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Correct option: D
40 W
The correct answer is D (40 W) because the power required is calculated by finding the potential energy gained by lifting the chain and dividing by the time taken.
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Medium
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Which of the following option is not correct for inelastic collision:
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Correct option: D
Velocity of seperation may be greater than velocity of approach
Option D (Velocity of separation may be greater than velocity of approach) is correct because in an inelastic collision, kinetic energy is not conserved, and the velocity of separation is always less than the velocity of approach.
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Medium
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If F is the force required to keep a train moving at a constant speed v,the power required is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because power is the product of force and velocity when the train moves at a constant speed.
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Easy
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Remembering
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When two bodies stick after collision, the collision is known as
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Correct option: D
Total inelastic
Option D (Total inelastic) is correct because in a perfectly inelastic collision, the two bodies stick together and move as one.
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Medium
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
I. If momentum of a body increases by , its kinetic energy will increase by .
II. Kinetic energy is proportional to square of velocity.
I. If momentum of a body increases by , its kinetic energy will increase by .
II. Kinetic energy is proportional to square of velocity.
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Correct option: C
Both I and II
Option C (Both I and II) is correct because the kinetic energy increases by 125% when momentum increases by 50%, and kinetic energy is proportional to the square of velocity.
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Medium
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A heavy weight is suspended from a spring. A person raises the weight till the spring becomes slack. The work done by him is . The energy stored in the stretched spring was . What will be the gain in gravitational potential energy?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the total gain in gravitational potential energy is the sum of the work done by the person and the energy stored in the spring.
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Medium
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A stone tied to one end of rope and rotated in a circular motion. If the string suddenly breaks, then the stone travels
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Correct option: D
in tangential direction
The stone travels in a tangential direction because, upon the string breaking, the centripetal force vanishes, and the stone continues its motion along the tangent to the circular path.
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Application
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A Neutron's moving with a certain kinetic energy collide head on with an atom of mass number ''. Find the fraction of kinetic energy retained by it
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Correct option: C
Option C, , is correct because it represents the fraction of kinetic energy retained by the neutron after a head-on collision with an atom of mass number A, derived from the principles of conservation of energy and momentum.
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Medium
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A block of mass moving with speed collides with another block of mass at rest. The lighter block comes to rest after the collision. The coefficient of restitution is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the coefficient of restitution is the ratio of the relative velocity of separation to the relative velocity of approach.
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Analyzing
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The two moving particles collide and clump together on a smooth horizontal surface. The following statements are given below
a) Mechanical energy is conserved
b) Total energy is conserved
c) Work done by the system is positive
d) Work done by the system is negative
Choose the correct option.
a) Mechanical energy is conserved
b) Total energy is conserved
c) Work done by the system is positive
d) Work done by the system is negative
Choose the correct option.
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Correct option: D
(b) and (d) are correct
Option D ((b) and (d) are correct) is correct because total energy is always conserved, and in a collision where particles clump together, kinetic energy is lost, resulting in negative work done by the system.
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Application
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A particle strikes elastically with another particle with velocity . After the collision, it moves with half the velocity in the same direction. Find the velocity of the second particle if it is initially at rest
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the velocity of the second particle after the elastic collision, calculated using conservation of momentum and the coefficient of restitution.
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Medium
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A block of mass is dropped from a height of on to a spring and compresses the spring to a distance of . The force constant of the spring is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the potential energy lost by the block equals the potential energy stored in the spring when it's compressed.
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Medium
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Assertion: The resultant acceleration of an object in circular motion is towards the centre if the speed is constant.
Reason: A vector is necessarily changed if it is rotated through an angle.
Reason: A vector is necessarily changed if it is rotated through an angle.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C (If Assertion is True but the Reason is False) is correct because the resultant acceleration is towards the center, but a vector can change without rotation.
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For inelastic collision between two spherical rigid bodies
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Correct option: D
The liner momentum is conserved
Option D is correct because linear momentum is always conserved in collisions if no external forces are acting, even in inelastic collisions.
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A particle moving with uniform speed in a circular path maintains:
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Correct option: C
Varying velocity and varying acceleration
Option C is correct because while the speed is constant, the direction of the velocity and acceleration are constantly changing in uniform circular motion.
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Medium
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A ship weighing kg-wt is pulled by a force of N through a distance of 3 m. If the ship were originally at rest and water-resistance is negligibly small, then the ship will acquire a speed of
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the speed is calculated by equating the work done to the kinetic energy gained by the ship.
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Medium
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If a motorcyclist skids and stops after
covering a distance of 15 m. The stopping
force acting on the motorcycle by the road is
100 N, then the work done by the motorcycle
on the road is
covering a distance of 15 m. The stopping
force acting on the motorcycle by the road is
100 N, then the work done by the motorcycle
on the road is
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Correct option: D
Zero
Option D is correct because the road does not undergo any displacement, so no work is done by the motorcycle on the road.
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Medium
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Assertion: If work done by the force depends on path then force is said to be conservative.
Reason: All the conservative forces are central force.
Reason: All the conservative forces are central force.
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Correct option: D
If both Assertion & Reason are false
Option D (If both Assertion & Reason are false) is correct because work done by a conservative force is path-independent, and not all conservative forces are central forces.
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Medium
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Assertion(A): Force applied on a block moving in one dimension is producing a constant power, then the motion should be uniformly accelerated.
Reason(R): This constant power multiplied with time is equal to the change in kinetic energy.
Reason(R): This constant power multiplied with time is equal to the change in kinetic energy.
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Correct option: D
If Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.
Option D is correct. The assertion is incorrect because constant power implies non-uniform acceleration, while the reason is correct as it states the work-energy theorem.
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Medium
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Application
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A cane filled with water is revolved in a vertical circle of radius 4 m and the water just does not fall down. The time period of revolution will be
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Correct option: D
4 sec
Option D (4 sec) is correct because it is calculated using the formula for the time period of revolution in a vertical circle.
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Medium
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Assertion (A): In case of bullet fired from gun, the ratio of kinetic energy of gun and bullet is equal to ratio of mass of bullet and gun.
Reason (R) : In firing, momentum is conserved.
Reason (R) : In firing, momentum is conserved.
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Correct option: A
Both and are true and is the correct explanation of .
Option A is correct because momentum conservation leads to the ratio of kinetic energies being the inverse ratio of masses.
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The kinetic energy of a particle is 1000 joule with the mass . Find the momentum for the particle?
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the momentum is calculated using the relationship between kinetic energy and momentum: .
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Medium
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Which among the following remains conserved in all types of collisions?
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Correct option: C
Linear momentum of system
Option C (Linear momentum of system) is correct because, in all types of collisions, the total linear momentum of the system remains conserved due to the absence of external forces.
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In stable equilibrium position, a body has
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Correct option: B
Minimum potential energy
Option B (Minimum potential energy) is correct because stable equilibrium corresponds to the lowest potential energy state.
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