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Question 6.1:

An electron and a proton are moving under the influence of mutual forces. In calculating the change in the kinetic energy of the system during motion, one ignores the magnetic force of one on another. This is because,
(a) the two magnetic forces are equal and opposite, so they produce no net effect.
(b) the magnetic forces do no work on each particle.
(c) the magnetic forces do equal and opposite (but non-zero) work on each particle.
(d) the magnetic forces are necessarily negligible.

Answer:

The magnetic force on a charged particle q moving with a velocity v , in a region having magnetic field intensity B , is given as:

F=qv×B

On analysing the above formula it becomes clear that the magnetic force will always be perpendicular to the velocity of the charged particle. The direction of displacement is same as that of the velocity, hence the force is also perpendicular to the displacement which makes the work done equal to zero.

As the work done is zero, the change in kinetic energy is also zero. Hence, the kinetic energy of the charged particle does not change due to magnetic force.

Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

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Question 6.2:

A proton is kept at rest. A positively charged particle is released from rest at a distance d in its field. Consider two experiments; one in which the charged particle is also a proton and in another, a positron. In the same time t, the work done on the two moving charged particles is
(a) same as the same force law is involved in the two experiments.
(b) less for the case of a positron, as the positron moves away more rapidly and the force on it weakens.
(c) more for the case of a positron, as the positron moves away a larger distance.
(d) same as the work done by charged particle on the stationary proton.

Answer:

The force on both the charged particles will be same, as they have same charge and the source of electric field is also same. As the force is same hence the change in the momentum for both of them will be same, and the mass of the proton is approximately 1837 times that of the positron. In the given amount of time the velocity attained by the proton will be lower than that by the positron, hence the distance travelled by the proton will be much lesser than that of the positron. Thus, the work done will be more in the case of a positron, as it moves away a larger distance.

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).



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Question 6.3:

A man squatting on the ground gets straight up and stand. The force of reaction of ground on the man during the process is
(a) constant and equal to mg in magnitude.
(b) constant and greater than mg in magnitude.
(c) variable but always greater than mg.
(d) at first greater than mg, and later becomes equal to mg.

Answer:

When the man stands from the position of squatting, in the begining the force applied by the man is at some angle to the vertical. Thus, the magnitude of the normal component of the contact force by the ground is equal to the weight of the man and friction balances the horizontal component of the force applied by the man. Hence, initially the reaction force is more than mg and when the man stands up straight the reaction force becomes equal to mg.

Hence, the correct answer is option (d).  

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Question 6.4:

A bicyclist comes to a skidding stop in 10 m. During this process, the force on the bicycle due to the road is 200 N and is directly opposed to the motion. The work done by the cycle on the road is
(a) +2000 J
(b) –200 J
(c) zero
(d) –20,000 J

Answer:

The displacement of the road due to the cycle is zero. Hence, the work done by the cyclist on the road is zero.

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

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Question 6.5:

A body is falling freely under the action of gravity alone in vacuum.
Which of the following quantities remain constant during the fall?
(a) Kinetic energy.
(b) Potential energy.
(c) Total mechanical energy.
(d) Total linear momentum.

Answer:

As the body is falling under the effect of gravity, which is a conservative force and there are no dissipative forces, as the experiment is taking place in the vacuum. Thus, the total mechanical energy of the system (Sum of Potential and Kinetic energies) remains constant.

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

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Question 6.6:

During inelastic collision between two bodies, which of the following quantities always remain conserved?
(a) Total kinetic energy.
(b) Total mechanical energy.
(c) Total linear momentum.
(d) Speed of each body.

Answer:

During inelastic collision between two bodies, total linear momentum of the system remains conserved.

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

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Question 6.7:

Two inclined frictionless tracks, one gradual and the other steep meet at A from where two stones are allowed to slide down from rest, one on each track as shown in Fig. 6.1.



Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) Both the stones reach the bottom at the same time but not with the same speed.
(b) Both the stones reach the bottom with the same speed and stone I reaches the bottom earlier than stone II.
(c) Both the stones reach the bottom with the same speed and stone II reaches the bottom earlier than stone I.
(d) Both the stones reach the bottom at different times and with different speeds.

Answer:

It is mentioned in the question that the tracks AB and AC are frictionless. Hence, the conservation of mechanical energy can be applied to both the stones. Both the stones descend through same height h, due to which the change in potential energy for both of them is same, consequently the change in kinetic energy will also be same. Thus, the two stones reach the bottom with the same speed. The acceleration of the stones I and II will be gsinθand gsinθ, respectively. It can be observed easily that θ1 θthus, the acceleration of stone II is more. The length AC < AB. This means that the time taken by the stone II to reach the ground will be lesser than that by the stone I.

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).



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Question 6.8:

The potential energy function for a particle executing linear SHM is given by Vx=12kx2 where k is the force constant of the oscillator (Fig. 6.2). For k = 0.5N/m, the graph of V(x) versus x is shown in the figure. A particle of total energy E turns back when it reaches x = ± xm. If V and K indicate the P.E. and K.E., respectively of the particle at x = +xm, then which of the following is correct?

 

(a) V = 0, K = E
(b) V = E, K = 0
(c) V < E, K = 0
(d) V = 0, K < E.

Answer:

The body executing simple harmonic motion is at rest at extreme position whereas, its speed is maximum at the mean position. The position x = xm represents the extreme position hence, the potential energy at the given position will be maximum that is equal to E and the kinetic energy will be minimum that is equal zero. 

Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

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Question 6.9:

Two identical ball bearings in contact with each other and resting on a frictionless table are hit head-on by another ball bearing of the same mass moving initially with a speed V as shown in Fig. 6.3.

If the collision is elastic, which of the following (Fig. 6.4) is a possible result after collision?

Answer:

In the elastic collision between two identical objects, their velocities are interchanged. Ball 1 collides with the ball 2, initially ball 2 is at rest and ball 1 is moving with the velocity v, so just after the collision their velocities will get interchanged. Hence, the ball 1 will come to rest and the ball 2 will start moving with the velocity v. At the next moment there is collision between ball 2 and ball 3. Thus, ball 3 starts moving with velocity v and ball 2 comes to rest.

Hence, the correct answer is option (b).



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Question 6.10:

A body of mass 0.5 kg travels in a straight line with velocity v = a x3/2 where a = 5 m–1/2s–1. The work done by the net force during its displacement from x = 0 to x = 2 m is
(a) 1.5 J
(b) 50 J
(c) 10 J
(d) 100 J

Answer:

To calculate the work done we need to find the force, as velocity a x3/2 we can calculate the acceleration (A) as:

A=vdvdx=ax3/2dax3/2dx=32a2x2
Thus, the force can be given calculated as:
F=mA=m32a2x2=32ma2x2
The work done can be calculated as:

W=02Fdx=0232ma2x2dx=32ma2x3302=12ma2×8W=120.5×25×8=50 J

Hence, the correct answer is option (b).
 

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Question 6.11:

A body is moving unidirectionally under the influence of a source of constant power supplying energy. Which of the diagrams shown in Fig. 6.5 correctly shows the displacement-time curve for its motion?

Answer:

As the body is moving under the influence of a source of constant power, the instantaneous power is given by:

P=F.v
When the force applied by the source on the body is F and the instantaneous velocity of the body is v.

For the simplicity of the calculations we can consider the angle between the force and the velocity to be 0o.

Thus, P = Fv
As the power is constant, P = Fv = constant
Let the acceleration of the body at the given instant be a.

Thus, mav = constant
             av = constant
Let av = k 

vdvdxv=kv2dv=kdx

Integrating both sides
0vv2dv=k0xdxv330v=kx0xv3=3kxv=3kx1/3

We can express the velocity in terms of the displacement and time,
v=3kx1/3=dxdtdxx1/3=3k1/3dt
Integrating both sides

0ddxx1/3=0t3k1/3dt  d2/3=ct                                   Let 2×3k1/33 =c d=ct3/2

Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

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Question 6.12:

Which of the diagrams shown in Fig. 6.6 most closely shows the variation in kinetic energy of the earth as it moves once around the sun in its elliptical orbit?

Answer:

As the earth is moving in the elliptical orbit, and the sun lies at the one of the foci of that elliptical path the velocity of the earth in the elliptical orbit is minimum when the distance between the sun and the earth is maximum and vice versa is also true.  Hence, the kinetic energy is maximum when the earth is closest to the sun (at perigee) and minimum when the earth is farthest from the sun (at apogee). Kinetic energy cannot be zero or negative. Hence, the graph that suitably describes the given situation is given in option (d).

Hence, the correct answer is option (d).



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Question 6.13:

Which of the diagrams shown in Fig. 6.7 represents variation of total mechanical energy of a pendulum oscillating in air as function of time?

Answer:

The motion of the simple pendulum in the air is the example of damped oscillations. The energy of the simple pendulum is decreasing exponentially with the time. The expression for the energy of a damped oscillator in terms of time is given as:

 E=12kA2e-bt/m
Where, k = SHM constant
A = Maximum amplitude
m = mass
b = damping constant

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

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Question 6.14:

A mass of 5 kg is moving along a circular path of radius 1 m. If the mass moves with 300 revolutions per minute, its kinetic energy would be
(a) 250π2
(b) 100π2
(c) 5π2
(d) 0

Answer:

In this question we are assuming that the given object is moving in uniform circular motion. Thus, we need to calculate the average speed of the object.

Circumference of the path = 2πR = 2⨯π⨯1 = 2π m

Total distance travelled in one minute = 300 â¨¯ 2π = 600 π

Speed of the object = 600π60=10π m/s
Thus, the kinetic energy of the object = 12×5×10π2=250π2 J

Hence, the correct answer is option (a).

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Question 6.15:

A raindrop falling from a height h above ground, attains a near terminal velocity when it has fallen through a height (3/4)h. Which of the diagrams shown in Fig. 6.8 correctly shows the change in kinetic and potential energy of the drop during its fall up to the ground?

Answer:

The potential energy of the raindrop is maximum at the highest point as the raindrop falls its kinetic energy increases and the potential energy decreases. Due to air drag the kinetic energy cannot increases upto a certain level and after that it becomes constant. On the other side, potential energy decreases continously as the drop is falling continously. The graph given in option (b) is most suitable for the given situation.

Hence, the correct answer is option (b).



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Question 6.16:

In a shotput event an athlete throws the shotput of mass 10 kg with an initial speed of 1 m s–1 at 45° from a height 1.5 m above ground. Assuming air resistance to be negligible and acceleration due to gravity to be 10 m s–2, the kinetic energy of the shotput when it just reaches the ground will be
(a) 2.5 J
(b) 5.0 J
(c) 52.5 J
(d) 155.0 J

Answer:

As nothing is mentioned regarding air resistance so we shall ignore that in our calculation. In the absence of air resistance the total mechanical energy of the system remains conserved. 

Assuming the ground level to be datum (reference level) for the potential energy.


Initially, the energy of the shotput is given as:

PEi + KEi = 10 ⨯ 10 â¨¯ 1.5 + 12×10×12 = 155 J

Finally, the shotput reaches the ground, hence its energy can be written as:

 PEf + KEf = 0 + KEf  

Applying conservation of mechanical energy 

Thus,  KEf = 155 J

Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

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Question 6.17:

Which of the diagrams in Fig. 6.9 correctly shows the change in kinetic energy of an iron sphere falling freely in a lake having sufficient depth to impart it a terminal velocity?

Answer:

When the iron sphere is inside the water, there are three forces acting on it:

1. Gravity
2. Buoyant force
3. Viscous drag

Gravity tends to increase the speed as well as the kinetic energy of the iron sphere, whereas the buoyant force and the viscous drag act in upward direction so tend to decrease the speed. Gravity and the buoyant forces are constant whereas, the viscous drag increases with increase in the speed. Thus, considering these factors, the kinetic energy of the iron sphere will first increase and after some time will become constant.

Hence, the correct answer is option (b).



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Question 6.18:

A cricket ball of mass 150 g moving with a speed of 126 km/h hits at the middle of the bat, held firmly at its position by the batsman. The ball moves straight back to the bowler after hitting the bat. Assuming that collision between ball and bat is completely elastic and the two remain in contact for 0.001 s, the force that the batsman had to apply to hold the bat firmly at its place would be
(a) 10.5 N
(b) 21 N
(c) 1.05 × 104 N
(d) 2.1 × 104 N

Answer:

The batsman has to apply the force that is equal to average force applied by the ball on the bat. According to Newton's third law the force applied by the bat on the ball is equal in magnitude to the force applied by the ball on the bat.

Average force, F=pt
If we consider the initial direction of motion of the ball as positive, thus the opposite direction will be negative.

F=pt=-mv-mut

The collision is completely elastic, so the magnitude of the final velocity will be same as that of the initial. Thus, the magnitude of the force on the bat is:
F=2mut

 
m=1501000 kg, u=126×518=35 m/s, t=0.001 s
F=2×1501000×350.001=1.05×104 N

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

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Question 6.19:

A man, of mass m, standing at the bottom of the staircase, of height L climbs it and stands at its top.
(a) Work done by all forces on man is equal to the rise in potential energy mgL.
(b) Work done by all forces on man is zero.
(c) Work done by the gravitational force on man is mgL.
(d) The reaction force from a step does not do work because the point of application of the force does not move while the force exists.

Answer:

If we apply work-energy theorem in this situation, then we understand that as the initial and final kinetic energy of the man is zero, hence the work done by all the forces on the man is zero. The work done by the gravitational force is −mgL, as the man is moving in the direction opposite to the gravitational force. The work done by the reaction force on the man is zero as the point of application does not move.

Hence, the correct answers are options (b) and  (d).

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Question 6.20:

A bullet of mass m fired at 30° to the horizontal leaves the barrel of the gun with a velocity v. The bullet hits a soft target at a height h above the ground while it is moving downward and emerges out with half the kinetic energy it had before hitting the target. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of bullet after it emerges out of the target?
(a) The velocity of the bullet will be reduced to half its initial value.
(b) The velocity of the bullet will be more than half of its earlier velocity.
(c) The bullet will continue to move along the same parabolic path.
(d) The bullet will move in a different parabolic path.
(e) The bullet will fall vertically downward after hitting the target.
(f) The internal energy of the particles of the target will increase.

Answer:

Let KE1 and KE2 be the kinetic energies of the bullet just before and just after it hits the target, and let v1 and v2 be the respective speeds of the bullet. 

KE1=12mv12KE2=12mv22
As the kinetic energy of the bullet has been reduced to half its value,

KE2=KE1212mv22=12×12mv12v2=v12
As12>12
Hence, we can say that v2 is more than half of v1, thus option (b) is correct. The bullet cannot continue with the same parabolic path as the velocity of the bullet has changed. As the kinetic energy of the bullet is lost, that will increase the internal energy of the target as the temperature of the target will increase.

Hence, the correct options are (b), (d) and (f).

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Question 6.21:

Two blocks M1 and M2 having equal mass are free to move on a horizontal frictionless surface. M2 is attached to a massless spring as shown in Fig. 6.10. initially M2 is at rest and M1 is moving toward M2 with speed v and collides head-on with M2.

(a) While spring is fully compressed all the KE of M1 is stored as PE of spring.
(b) While spring is fully compressed the system momentum is not conserved, though final momentum is equal to initial momentum.
(c) If spring is massless, the final state of the M1 is state of rest.
(d) If the surface on which blocks are moving has friction, then collision cannot be elastic.

Answer:

In the absence of friction the mechanical energy of the system of the two blocks and the spring will remain conserved, hence the collision can be considered as elastic. The momentum of the system will also remain conserved. The spring is fully compressed when the two blocks are moving with the same velocity. So, argument of conversion of all kinetic energy into potential when the spring is fully compressed is wrong. Hence, options (a) and (b) are not correct.
If the spring is massless, then the velocities of the two blocks will be exchanged so the final state of the block M1 will be same as that of M2 (as M1 = M2), i.e. rest.
If the surface on which the blocks are moving has friction, the mechanical energy will not be conserved. 

Hence, the correct answers are options (c) and (d).



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Question 6.22:

A rough inclined plane is placed on a cart moving with a constant velocity u on horizontal ground. A block of mass M rests on the incline. Is any work done by force of friction between the block and incline? Is there then a dissipation of energy?

Answer:

The calculation of the work done depends on the frame of reference. If we observe from the ground frame then it appears that due to friction the block is held at the wedge and is moving. But there is no relative motion between the block and the rough incline plane.

If we observe from the trolley frame, the block appears at rest and hence there is no work done by the frictional force and hence there is no dissipation of energy. 

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Question 6.23:

Why is electrical power required at all when the elevator is descending? Why should there be a limit on the number of passengers in this case?

Answer:

Electrical power is required to ensure that the elevator may not freely fall under the gravity when it is descending. The limit of the number of passengers is there because the elevator is held by a cable and it has certain limit of holding the load, if the load is further increased it will break.

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Question 6.24:

A body is being raised to a height h from the surface of earth.
What is the sign of work done by
(a) applied force
(b) gravitational force?

Answer:

As the body is being raised, the work done by the applied force is positive, as the directions of the force and the displacement are same. The work done by the gravitational force is negative, as the directions of the force and the displacement are opposite.

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Question 6.25:

Calculate the work done by a car against gravity in moving along a straight horizontal road. The mass of the car is 400 kg and the distance moved is 2 m.

Answer:

As the gravity is acting in vertical direction and the car is moving on a straight horizontal road, the force acting against the gravity will also be in vertical direction. Thus, the force is perpendicular to displacement and hence the work done by the force on the car will be zero.

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Question 6.26:

A body falls towards earth in air. Will its total mechanical energy be conserved during the fall? Justify.

Answer:

As the body is falling towards earth in air, the air drag acts on the body. The air drag is a non-conservative force and in its presence, the mechanical energy is not conserved. When the object falls, the potential energy will convert into kinetic energy but some part of the energy will also convert into the other forms as heat, sound etc. 

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Question 6.27:

A body is moved along a closed loop. Is the work done in moving the body necessarily zero? If not, state the condition under which work done over a closed path is always zero.

Answer:

The work done in moving the body in the closed loop will be zero only when conservative forces are present. In case the non-conservative forces are present, the initial and final kinetic energies may be different and hence the work done will not be zero.

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Question 6.28:

In an elastic collision of two billiard balls, which of the following quantities remain conserved during the short time of collision of the balls (i.e., when they are in contact).
(a) Kinetic energy.
(b) Total linear momentum?
Give reason for your answer in each case.

Answer:

In an elastic collision of two billiard balls, total momentum is conserved. But during the collision, the balls may get deformed which is due to elastic potential energy. It implies that some part of the kinetic energy gets converted into elastic potential energy. Thus, total kinetic energy is not conserved.

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Question 6.29:

Calculate the power of a crane in watts, which lifts a mass of 100 kg to a height of 10 m in 20 s.

Answer:

m = 100 kg, h = 10 m

Power is the rate of doing work.

Here, work done by the crane = mgh = 100 ⨯ 9.8 â¨¯ 10 = 9,800 J

Time taken, t = 20 s

Power, P=980020=490 W



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Question 6.30:

The average work done by a human heart while it beats once is 0.5 J. Calculate the power used by heart if it beats 72 times in a minute.

Answer:

Average work done by the human heart while it beats once, W' = 0.5 J

Average work done by the human heart in one minute, W = 72 â¨¯ 0.5 J = 36 J

Time, t = 1 minute = 60 s

Power = Wt=3660=0.6 watts

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Question 6.31:

Give example of a situation in which an applied force does not result in a change in kinetic energy.

Answer:

When the work done by a force on a body is zero, the change in kinetic energy will be zero. For example work done by the tension in a string is zero, when the object attached to the string is whirled in a circle. The reason is that the angle between the tension and the displacement will always be perpendicular to each other. Other example that can be given in this context is that of a charged particle moving in uniform magnetic field, the work done by the magnetic force on the charged particle will be zero.

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Question 6.32:

Two bodies of unequal mass are moving in the same direction with equal kinetic energy. The two bodies are brought to rest by applying retarding force of same magnitude. How would the distance moved by them before coming to rest compare?

Answer:

According to the work energy theorem, the total work done on the body is equal to the change in kinetic energy. As both the bodies are moving with the same kinetic energy, hence the work required to be done to stop them will be same. As the force applied on them has same magnitude, assuming the angle between the directions of motion of the bodies and the forces applied on them to be same, it can be said that the distance moved by the bodies before coming to rest will be same.

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Question 6.33:

A bob of mass m suspended by a light string of length L is whirled into a vertical circle as shown in Fig. 6.11. What will be the trajectory of the particle if the string is cut at

(a) Point B?
(b) Point C?
(c) Point X?

Answer:

To solve this question the first point we need to consider is that the direction of motion of the particle is always along the tangent to the trajectory. Now, when the object is in vertical circular motion then at every instant its velocity will be along the tangent to the path. The object is able to execute the circular motion because there is a force (resultant of Tension and gravity's component) that is acting as the centripetal force. While in vertical circular motion, at point B the direction of the motion of the bob is vertically downwards. If the string is cut at point B, the tension force vanishes and the body will be only under the effect of gravity. In this case the direction of velocity as well as acceleration both are vertically downwards, hence the trajectory of the bob will be straight line and that too vertically downwards. On the same argument if we consider the point C, the direction of motion is horizontal and as the string is cut, the only force acting on it is gravity. Now, velocity is in horizontal direction and the acceleration is in vertically downward direction, hence the trajectory of the bob will be that of the horizontal projectile (parabola) with point C as the highest point. If we consider point X, the direction of motion is along the tangent and that is at certain angle to the horizontal, again if the string is cut the only force acting on the bob will be gravity and due to this the path will be oblique projectile (parabola) but the highest point this time will be higher than point C.

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Question 6.34:

A graph of potential energy V(x) verses x is shown in Fig. 6.12. A particle of energy E0 is executing motion in it. Draw graph of velocity and kinetic energy versus x for one complete cycle AFA.

Answer:

Considering the conservation of mechanical energy, the sum of the kinetic and potential energy should remain same. Thus, E0 is the total energy.  At point B, V(x) < E0, so kinetic energy should have certain value other than zero. Further, on increasing x the potential energy is decreasing upto zero, so the kinetic energy should increase upto the maximum value upto point  C. From C to D the potential energy is zero, so the kinetic energy should remain maximum. From D to F, the potential energy is increasing linearly, so the kinetic energy should decrease linearly. Hence, the graph of the kinetic energy versus x is as shown below:




Kinetic energy is K=12mv2                   v=±2Km 
Considering the velocity's dependence on kinetic energy, its graph with respect to x can be drawn as:

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Question 6.35:

A ball of mass m, moving with a speed 2v0, collides inelastically (e > 0) with an identical ball at rest. Show that
(a) For head-on collision, both the balls move forward.
(b) For a general collision, the angle between the two velocities of scattered balls is less than 90°.

Answer:

Let the mass of the balls be m, and the velocities of the first and second balls after the collision be v1 and v2 respectively.

Applying conservation of momentum

2mv0 = mv1 + mv2

2v0 = v1 + v2

The coefficient of restitution is defined as:
 e=velocity of separationvelocity of approache=v2-v12v0v1=v01-e,       v2=v1+2ev0

As the value of  0 < e < 1, so both the velocities will be positive, hence in the same direction, in our calculation we have taken the forward velocity to be positive, so this proves that velocities of both the balls will be in forward direction.

(b) In any situation the linear momentum will remain conserved. 

Let p,p1 and p2 be initial momentum and final momenta of the ball 1 and ball 2 respectively.

p=p1+p2

As the kinetic energy is not conserved

p22m>p122m+p222m

p2>p12+p22




In the given figure if we apply triangle law of vector addition then we can say that the angle θ must be less than 90o.
 

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Question 6.36:

Consider a one-dimensional motion of a particle with total energy E. There are four regions A, B, C and D in which the relation between potential energy V, kinetic energy (K) and total energy E is as given below:
Region A : V > E
Region B : V < E
Region C : K > E
Region D : V > K
State with reason in each case whether a particle can be found in the given region or not.

Answer:

In order to answer this question we need to understand that the kinetic energy of the particle cannot be negative whereas potential energy can be negative because the value of potential energy depends on the reference level chosen.
If we consider region A, where that means the kinetic energy must be negative so such situation is impossible hence the particle cannot be found in region A.
In region B, here the total energy is more than the potential energy hence the kinetic energy will have positive value, hence the particle can exist in region B.
In region C, E, that means the potential energy is negative, this situation is possible hence the particle can be found in the region C.
In region D, K, which is also possible in normal situations so the particle can also exist in region D.



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Question 6.37:

The bob A of a pendulum released from horizontal to the vertical hits another bob B of the same mass at rest on a table as shown in Fig. 6.13.

If the length of the pendulum is 1 m, calculate
(a) the height to which bob A will rise after collision.
(b) the speed with which bob B starts moving.
Neglect the size of the bobs and assume the collision to be elastic.

Answer:

(a) As the collision is elastic and the two bob are identical, hence the velocities of the bobs will be interchanged. Bob B was at rest initially and bob A was falling, had certain velocity before collision; after collision as the velocities get interchanged, the bob A will come to rest and will not rise at all.

(b) The ball B will attain the velocity same as that of the ball A before collision, which can be calculated as:

v=2gh=2×9.8×1=4.42 m/s

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Question 6.38:

A raindrop of mass 1.00 g falling from a height of 1 km hits the ground with a speed of 50 m s–1. Calculate
(a) the loss of P.E. of the drop.
(b) the gain in K.E. of the drop.
(c) Is the gain in K.E. equal to loss of P.E.? If not why.
Take g = 10 m s–2

 

Answer:

In the given question, the mass of the raindrop, m = 1 g = 0.001 kg,
height from which it is falling, h = 1 km = 1000 m
speed with which it hits the ground, v = 50 m/s

(a) Loss of potential energy = mgh = 0.001 â¨¯ 10 â¨¯ 1000 = 10 J

(b) Gain in kinetic energy = 12mv2=12×0.001×502=1.25 J

(c) The loss in potential energy is not equal to the gain in kinetic energy, the reason being that a part of the potential energy is  used as the work done against the air drag.

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Question 6.39:

Two pendulums with identical bobs and lengths are suspended from a common support such that in rest position the two bobs are in contact (Fig. 6.14). One of the bobs is released after being displaced by 10° so that it collides elastically head-on with the other bob.

(a) Describe the motion of two bobs.
(b) Draw a graph showing variation in energy of either pendulum with time, for 0 ≤ t ≤ 2T, where T is the period of each pendulum.

Answer:

(a) In the given problem two pendulums have identical bobs and same lengths, and they collide elastically. When bob A is displaced by 10∘ as it collides with the bob B it comes to rest and bob B attains the velocity that bob A had before collision. So, both the bobs will perform periodic motion, but one at a time.

(b) Graph for the given situation is as shown below:

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Question 6.40:

Suppose the average mass of raindrops is 3.0 × 10–5 kg and their average terminal velocity 9 m s–1. Calculate the energy transferred by rain to each square metre of the surface at a place which receives 100 cm of rain in a year.

Answer:

In the given problem, average terminal velocity of the raindrops, v = 9 m s–1
Density of water, ρ = 1000 kg/m3

100 cm rain in a year means that in one year, every area of 1 m2 collects the water upto a height of 100 cm. In the question the area given is also 1 m2. So, the volume of the water collected in the given area, V100100×1=1 m3
Mass of the water collected, MρV = 1000 kg

Here we assume that as the water falls on the surface all its kinetic energy gets transferred to the surface. Hence, the energy transferred can be calculated as:

E=12Mv2=12×1000×92=4.05×104 J

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Question 6.41:

An engine is attached to a wagon through a shock absorber of length 1.5 m. The system with a total mass of 50,000 kg is moving with a speed of 36 km h–1 when the brakes are applied to bring it to rest. In the process of the system being brought to rest, the spring of the shock absorber gets compressed by 1.0 m. If 90% of energy of the wagon is lost due to friction, calculate the spring constant.

Answer:

According to the question 90% of the kinetic energy of the engine is lost due to friction, that means 10% of energy is used to compress the spring.

The kinetic energy of the engine can be written as:

K=12mv2=12×5×104×102=2.5×106 J


Only 10% of the energy is being used to compress the spring, hence the energy stored in the spring is, E = 2.5 â¨¯105J

Let the spring constant of the given spring be k.
Compression in the spring, x = 1 m

 12kx2=2.5×105x=5×105 N/m

 

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Question 6.42:

An adult weighing 600 N raises the centre of gravity of his body by 0.25 m while taking each step of 1 m length in jogging. If he jogs for 6 km, calculate the energy utilised by him in jogging assuming that there is no energy loss due to friction of ground and air. Assuming that the body of the adult is capable of converting 10% of energy intake in the form of food, calculate the energy equivalents of food that would be required to compensate energy utilised for jogging.

Answer:

Weight of the adult, W = 600 N

Height of each step, h = 0.25 m

In jogging for 6 km, the adult takes 6000 steps.

Energy utilised in jogging 6 km, E = 6000 â¨¯ 600 â¨¯ 0.25 = 9 â¨¯ 105 J.

It is mentioned that the energy utilised is just 10% of the energy intake.
Thus, the energy intake = 10E =  9 â¨¯ 106 J



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Question 6.43:

On complete combustion a litre of petrol gives off heat equivalent to 3 × 107 J. In a test drive a car weighing 1200 kg, including the mass of driver, runs 15 km per litre while moving with a uniform speed on a straight track. Assuming that friction offered by the road surface and air to be uniform, calculate the force of friction acting on the car during the test drive, if the efficiency of the car engine were 0.5.

Answer:

After combustion of 1 litre of the petrol car moves distance, d = 15 km =15000 m

 Heat energy to drive the car by combustion of one litre petrol, E = 0.5 × 3 × 107 J = 1.5 × 107 J

As the car moves with the constant velocity, the work done by the car is utilised in overcoming friction.

Let the frictional force be f.
fd = 1.5 × 107 J, d = 15000 m

f=1000 N

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Question 6.44:

A block of mass 1 kg is pushed up a surface inclined to horizontal at an angle of 30° by a force of 10 N parallel to the inclined surface (Fig. 6.15).The coefficient of friction between block and the incline is 0.1. If the block is pushed up by 10 m along the incline, calculate

(a) work done against gravity
(b) work done against force of friction
(c) increase in potential energy
(d) increase in kinetic energy
(e) work done by applied force.

Answer:

In the given question, 
mass of the block, m = 1 kg
distance travelled along inclined plane, l = 10 m
force applied along inclined plane = 10 N
coefficient of friction, μ = 0.1
angle of inclination of the inclined plane, θ = 30o 

(a) The work done against gravity = mg â¨¯ (vertical displacement)

vertical displacement =  l sin 30o 

Thus, work done = 1 â¨¯ 10 â¨¯ 10 â¨¯ 0.5 = 50 J.                                                                                                 [∵ sin 30o = 0.5 ]

(b) The work done against force of friction = (μmg cos θ )⨯ l = 0.1 â¨¯ 1 â¨¯10 â¨¯ 0.866 â¨¯ 10 = 8.66 J           [∵ cos 30o​ = 0.866 ]

(c) Increase in potential energy = mg â¨¯ (vertical displacement)
                                                   = 1 â¨¯ 10 â¨¯ 10 â¨¯ 0.5 = 50 J.    

(d) To calculate the increase in kinetic energy we are required to calculate the speed of the block as it moves by a distance of 10 m.

Net force on block = F-mgsin30o-μmgcos30o
                               = 10-100.5-0.1100.87=10-5.87=4.13 N
Thus, acceleration of the block, a = 4.13 m/s2 

 v2-u2=2alv2=2×4.13×10=82.6 (m/s)2

Initial kinetic energy = 0

Hence, change in kinetic energy = 12mv2=12×1×82.6=41.3 J
(e) Work done by applied force = F.l = 10 â¨¯ 10 = 100  J

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Question 6.45:

A curved surface is shown in Fig. 6.16. The portion BCD is free of friction. There are three spherical balls of identical radii and masses. Balls are released from rest one by one from A which is at a slightly greater height than C.

With the surface AB, ball 1 has large enough friction to cause rolling down without slipping; ball 2 has a small friction and ball 3 has a negligible friction.
(a) For which balls is total mechanical energy conserved?
(b) Which ball (s) can reach D?
(c) For balls which do not reach D, which of the balls can reach back A?

Answer:

(a) Mechanical energy is conserved for balls 1 and 3. In case of ball 1, friction is enough that it rolls without slipping and mechanical energy remains conserved. In case of ball 2, as it slips its frictional force acts which is a non-conservative force so the mechanical energy is not conserved. The ball 3 has negligible friction, so even if it slips, no frictional force acts on it. The forces acting on ball 3 are gravity and the normal reaction. The normal reaction does not do any work in this case, and gravity is a conservative force so the mechanical energy remains conserved in this case.


(b) Only ball 3 can reach D.

For reaching D any ball is required to cross C. Ball 1 possesses friction so rolls without slipping, when it falls from A, the potential energy is converted into rotational and translational kinetic energies. After B, it starts rising its translational kinetic energy gets converted into potential energy but all of its rotational kinetic energy cannot be converted into potential energy. Thus, it is unable to reach C and cannot reach D. For ball 2 it is clear that because energy will get dissipated so it cannot cross C.  Ball 3 neither roll nor loses energy, so it has exact amount of energy required to cross C and thus it reaches D.

(c) None of the balls reach back A.

In case of the ball 2 it is clear because it loses energy, so it cannot reach A. Ball 1 is in rotational motion, as it 1 reaches B it will have rotation in the opposite sense due to which kinetic friction starts acting on it due to which it cannot reach A. 



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Question 6.46:

A rocket accelerates straight up by ejecting gas downwards. In a small time interval ∆t, it ejects a gas of mass ∆m at a relative speed u. Calculate KE of the entire system at t + ∆t and t and show that the device that ejects gas does work=12m u2 in this time interval (neglect gravity).

Answer:

Calculation of kinetic energy of the rocket at time t and + Δt :

At time t: KEt=12Mv2

For time + Δt

It is mentioned that the rocket loses Δm amount of mass due to burning of fuel and it gains a velocity of Δv and the gas released has a relative velocity equal to u.

With respect to ground the velocities of the rockets and the emitted gases can be written as:

vrocket = v + Δv

vgas = v − u

Thus, the kinetic energy of the system of the rocket and the evolved gases can be written as:

KEt+t=12M-m×v+v2+12m×v-u2              =12Mv2+12Mv2+Mvv-12mv2-12mv2-mvv+12mv2+12mu2-mvu 

Ignoring the terms including âˆ†v2 and âˆ†mv∆v, the expression for the kinetic energy becomes :

KEt+t=12Mv2+Mvv+12mu2-mvu 

We will apply the work-energy principle 

Change in kinetic energy = Work done 
KEt+t-KEt=12Mv2+Mvv+12mu2-mvu -12Mv2=W                       =12mu2 +vMv-mu=W 
In the above equation (M∆v − âˆ†mu) = 0 because there is no external force on the system of the rocket and the evolved gas. 

Mdvdt-dmdtu=0

Thus, the work done =12m u2

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Question 6.47:

Two identical steel cubes (masses 50 g, side 1 cm) collide head-on face to face with a speed of 10 cm/s each. Find the maximum compression of each. Young’s modulus for steel = Y = 2 × 1011 N/m2.

Answer:

In the given question, 
Initial side length of the cube, l = 0.01 m
Area of cross section of the cube, ​A = l2 = 0.0001 m
Young’s modulus, Y= 2 × 1011 N/m2

Let ΔL be the change in side length due to collision


Kinetic energy of both boxes, K.E. = 2×12mv2=5×10-4 J
As the two blocks stop on collision, all their kinetic energies get converted into potential energy.

P.E.=2×12k(l)2

Where, k is the compression constant which can be calculated as follows:

By Hooke's law 
FA=YllF=YAll           ...(1)

On comparing equation (1) with F = kΔl we get k=YAl=Yl2l=Yl

Thus, the potential energy can be written as:

P.E.=Yl(l)2
As all the kinetic energy gets converted into potential energy,

P.E. = K.E.
Yl(l)2=K.E.l=K.E.Yl=5×10-42×1011×0.1=1.58×10-7 m


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Question 6.48:

A balloon filled with helium rises against gravity increasing its potential energy. The speed of the baloon also increases as it rises. How do you reconcile this with the law of conservation of mechanical energy? You can neglect viscous drag of air and assume that density of air is constant.

Answer:

The first thing to understand here is the reason of rise of the balloon. It rises due to the buoyant force of the surrounding air. 

Let the mass of the balloon be m, volume of the balloon be V and the density of the helium gas inside the balloon be ρHe and that of the air be ρair.

As the balloon rises it displaces the air of volume V (same as its own volume)

Buoyant force on the balloon, FB = airg
Net force on the balloon = airg − Heg
Let a be the acceleration of the balloon in the above direction

Applying Newton's second law,

 airg − Heg = ma                  ...(1)
Vρairg-VρHeg=mdvdtVρairg-VρHegdt=mdv

The velocity (v) of the balloon at time t can be calculated by integrating with respect to t

Vρairg-VρHegdt=mdvVρairg-VρHegt=mv         ...(2)

 Above we have got the momentum of the balloon, we can find the kinetic energy using the formula, K=p22m

Thus, the kinetic energy of the balloon can be calculated as:

12mv2=Vρairg-VρHegt22m=12mV2ρair-ρHeg2t2

Let the balloon rises upto a height of h 

Applying equation s=ut+12at2

As the intial velocity is zero, and the acceleration of the balloon from equation (1) can be written as : a=Vρair-ρHegm
Here, h=12at2=12Vρair-ρHemgt2             ...(3)

Rewriting kinetic energy of the balloon in terms of the velocity calculated above in equation (2)
12mv2=12mVρairg-VρHegtm2=12mV2ρair-ρHe2g2t2

Rearranging the terms

12mv2=Vρair-ρHeg×Vρair-ρHegt22m

From equation (3)

12mv2=Vρair-ρHeg×h12mv2=Vρairgh-VρHegh12mv2+VρHegh=Vρairgh

The terms in the left hand side are the kinetic and potential energies of the balloon and the term in the right hand side is the change in the potential energy of the air.

From the above equation we can understand that as the balloon goes up, an equal volume of the air is displaced and has to come down. Thus, the increase in the mechanical energy (potential + kinetic) of the balloon is compensated by the decrease in the potential energy of the displaced air that comes down. So we can conclude that if the effects of the dissipative forces are ignored then the mechanical energy of the system of the balloon and the air remains conserved.



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