NCERT Exemplar

An organ pipe of length L open at both ends is found to vibrate in its first harmonic when sounded with a tuning fork of 480 Hz. What should be the length of a pipe closed at one end, so that it also vibrates in its first harmonic with the same tuning fork?

Answer: Because the medium, frequency, and number of harmonics are the same in open and closed pipes, the number of nodes and (wave) will be the same in both circumstances. When the harmonic is...

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A train whistling at constant frequency is moving towards a station at a constant speed V. The train goes past a stationary observer on the station. The frequency n’ of the sound as heard by the observer is plotted as a function of time t. Identify the expected curve

Answer:  The correct option is c) Explanation: Apparent Frequency can be expressed in a variety of ways. Assume that the observer (O) and the source (S) are both traveling in the same direction down...

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A simple pendulum of time period 1s and length l is hung from a fixed support at O, such that the bob is at a distance H vertically above A on the ground. The amplitude is θo. The string snaps at θ = θ0/2. Find the time taken by the bob to hit the ground. Also, find the distance from A where bob hits the ground. Assume θ0 to be small so that sin θo, θo and cos θ0 1.

Answer: At t = t1 and θ= θ0/a We have, T = 1 sec θ0/2 = θ0 cos 2π/T t1 d θ/dt = – θ0 2π sin 2πt At t = 1/6, that is when θ = θ0/2 d θ/dt = – θ0π√3 v/l = – θ0π√3 v = -θ0π√3l θ0l [1/2 – π√6H/g] gives...

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One end of a V-tube containing mercury is connected to a suction pump and the other end to the atmosphere. The two arms of the tube are inclined to horizontal at an angle of 45o each. A small pressure difference is created between two columns when the suction pump is removed. Will the column of mercury in V-tube execute simple harmonic motion? Neglect capillary and viscous forces. Find the time period of oscillation.

Answer: Let h0 be the initial height of the columns and dx represent the element that needs to be considered Then the mass is given by: dm = A.dx.ρ Potential energy on the left of dm = (dm)gh Total...

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A cylindrical log of wood of height h and area of cross-section A floats in water. It is pressed and then released. Show that the log would execute SHM with a time period where m is mass of the body and ρ is the density of the liquid.

Answer: Let us consider that the verticle displacement at the equilibrium position is   $ {{x}_{0}} $ At equilibrium mg = Buoyant Force =  $ A{{x}_{0}}\rho g $ When it is displaced further by a...

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A body of mass m is attached to one end of a massless spring which is suspended vertically from a fixed point. The mass is held in hand so that the spring is neither stretched nor compressed. Suddenly the support of the hand is removed. The lowest position attained by the mass during oscillation is 4 cm below the point, where it was held in hand.

 a) what is the amplitude of oscillation? b) find the frequency of oscillation? Answer:  The mass m will oscillate between the lowest and the highest point, which is where it was held in hand. As a...

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 Consider a pair of identical pendulums, which oscillate with equal amplitude independently such that when one pendulum is at its extreme position making an angle of 2o to the right with the vertical, the other pendulum makes an angle of 1o to the left of the vertical. What is the phase difference between the pendulums?

Answer: We can write the following set of equations: θ1 = θ0 sin (wt + δ1)                      ...............................(1) θ2 = θ0 sin (wt + δ2)                   ...

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Two identical springs of spring constant K are attached to a block of mass m and to fixed supports as shown in the figure. When the mass is displaced from equilibrium position by a distance x towards the right, find the restoring force.

Answer: When mass m is pushed from equilibrium by a distance x to the right, spring B is squeezed by a distance x, and the force (kx) is applied to mass m to the left. However, spring A will stretch...

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 Figure shows the circular motion of a particle. The radius of the circle, the period, sense of revolution, and the initial position are indicated on the figure. The simple harmonic motion of the x-projection of the radius vector of the rotating particle P is

a) x(t) = B sin (2πt/30) b) x(t) = B cos (πt/15) c) x(t) = B sin (πt/15 + π/2) d) x(t) = B cos (πt/15 + π/2) Answer: The correct option is a) x(t) = B sin (2πt/30) Explanation: We have, $ x(t)=A\sin...

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Consider a rectangular block of wood moving with a velocity vo in a gas at temperature T and mass density ρ. Assume the velocity is along the x-axis and the area of cross-section of the block perpendicular to vo is A. Show that the drag force on the block is

, where m is the mass of the gas molecule. Answer: Let ρm represent the number of molecules per unit volume Then the expression for the change in momentum by a molecule on front side is = 2m (v +...

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Ten small planners are flying at a speed of 150 km/h in total darkness in an air space that is 20 × 20 × 1.5 km3 in volume. You are in one of the planes, flying at random within this space with no way of knowing where the other planes are. On the average about how long a time will elapse between near collision with your plane. Assume for this rough computation that a safety region around the plane can be approximated by a sphere of radius 10 m.

Answer: We know that, Time = distance/speed Number of particles per unit volume v = N/volume n = 0.0167 km-3 d = 10 × 10-3 km v = 150 km/hr Therefore, we get: time = 225 hrs

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Answer: According to the question, the final KE of the gas is 0 The change in KE is as follows: ∆K= 1/2 (nm)v2 ∆T is the change in the temperature ∆U = nCv∆T ∆K = ∆U Making use of the expression, we...

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We have 0.5 g of hydrogen gas in a cubic chamber of size 3 cm kept at NTP. The gas in the chamber is compressed keeping the temperature constant till a final pressure of 100 atm. Is one justified in assuming the ideal gas law, in the final state?

Answer: We know that volume of 1 molecule = 4/3 πr3 = 4.20 × 10-30 m3 And the number of moles in 0.5 g H2 gas = 0.25 mole Volume of H2 molecule in 0.25 mole = 1.04×6.023× 10+23-30 = 6.264 ×...

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The container shown in the figure has two chambers, separated by a partition, of volumes V1 = 2.0 litre and V2 = 3.0 litre. The chambers contain μ1 = 4.0 and μ2 = 5.0 moles of a gas at pressure p1 = 1.00 atm and p2 = 2.00 atm. Calculate the pressure after the partition is removed and the mixture attains equilibrium.

V1 V2 μ1 μ2 p1 p2 Answer: We know that for an ideal gas, PV = μRT The two equations that we can write are: P1V1 = μ1R1T1 P2V2 = μ2R2T2 P1 = 1 atm, P2 = 2 atm and V1 = 2L, V2 = 3L Also, T1 = T = T2...

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The quantum numbers of six electrons are given below. Arrange them in order of increasing energies. If any of these combination(s) has/have the same energy lists: n = 4, l = 2, ml = –2 , ms = –1/2 n = 3, l = 2, ml= 1 , ms = +1/2 n = 4, l = 1, ml = 0 , ms = +1/2 n = 3, l = 2, ml = –2 , ms = –1/2 n = 3, l = 1, ml = –1 , ms= +1/2 n = 4, l = 1, ml = 0 , ms = +1/2

The 4d, 3d, 4p, 3d, 3p, and 4p orbitals are home to electrons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. (respectively). Ranking these orbitals in the increasing order of energies: (3p) < (3d) < (4p) < (4d).

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A cubic vessel (with faces horizontal + vertical) contains an ideal gas at NTP. The vessel is being carried by a rocket which is moving at a speed of 500 m/s in the vertical direction. The pressure of the gas inside the vessel as observed by us on the ground

a) remains the same because 500 m/s is very much smaller than vrms of the gas b) remains the same because the motion of the vessel as a whole does not affect the relative motion of the gas molecules...

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Consider one mole of a perfect gas in a cylinder of unit cross-section with a piston attached. A spring is attached to the piston and to the bottom of the cylinder. Initially the spring is unstretched and the gas is in equilibrium. A certain amount of heat Q is supplied to the gas causing an increase of volume from V0 to V1.

c) using the first law of thermodynamics, write down the relation between Q, Pa, V, V0, and k. Answer: c) The relation between Q, Pa, V, V0, and k is as follows: dQ = dU + dW where, dU = Cv (T – T0)...

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Consider one mole of a perfect gas in a cylinder of unit cross-section with a piston attached. A spring is attached to the piston and to the bottom of the cylinder. Initially the spring is unstretched and the gas is in equilibrium. A certain amount of heat Q is supplied to the gas causing an increase of volume from V0 to V1.

a) what is the initial pressure of the system? b) what is the final pressure of the system? Answer: a) Pa  is the initial pressure of the system inside the cylinder b) The final pressure of the...

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Consider that an ideal gas is expanding in a process given by P = f(V), which passes through a point (V0, P0). Show that the gas is absorbing heat at (P0, V0) if the slope of the curve P = f(V) is larger than the slope of the adiabat passing through (P0, V0).

 Answer: The slope of the graph as given by: $ \left( {{V}_{0}},{{P}_{0}} \right)={{\left( \frac{dP}{dV} \right)}_{{{V}_{0}},{{P}_{0}}}} $ Making use of the above relation, we can determine that $...

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A welding fuel gas contains carbon and hydrogen only. Burning a small sample of it in oxygen gives 3.38 g carbon dioxide, 0.690 g of water and no other products. A volume of 10.0 L (measured at STP) of this welding gas is found to weigh 11.6 g. Find: (i) Empirical formula (ii) Molar mass of the gas, and (iii) Molecular formula

(i) Empirical formula 1 mole of $CO_{ 2 }$ contains 12 g of carbon Therefore, 3.38 g of $CO_{ 2 }$ will contain carbon = $\frac{ 12 \; g }{ 44 \; g } \; \times 3.38 \; g$ = 0.9217 g   18 g of...

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A girl riding a bicycle along a straight road with a speed of 5 m/s throws a stone of mass 0.5 kg which has a speed of 15 m/s with respect to the ground along her direction of motion. The mass of the girl and the bicycle is 50 kg. Does the speed of the bicycle change after the stone is thrown? What is the change in speed, if so?

Given, m1 = 50 kg m2 = 0.5 kg u1 = 5 m/s u2 = 5 m/s v1 = ? v2 = 15 m/s The law of conservation of momentum states that Final momentum equals initial momentum. u1 = m1v1 + m2v2 (m1 + m2) We obtain by...

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Two billiard balls A and B, each of mass 50 g and moving in opposite directions with speed of 5 m/s each, collide and rebound with the same speed. If the collision lasts for 10-3 seconds, which of the following statements are true? a) the impulse imparted to each ball is 0.25 kg.m/s and the force on each ball is 250N b) the impulse imparted to each ball is 0.25 kg.m/s and the force exerted on each ball is 25 × 10-5 N c) the impulse imparted to each ball is 0.5 Ns d) the impulse and the force on each ball are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction

The correct answer is: c) the impulse imparted to each ball is 0.5 Ns d) the impulse and the force on each ball are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction

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In the figure, a body A of mass m slides on a plane inclined at angle θ1 to the horizontal and μ1 is the coefficient of friction between A and the plane. A is connected by a light string passing over a frictionless pulley to another body B, also of mass m, sliding on a frictionless plane inclined at angle θ2 to the horizontal. Which of the following statements are true?;a) A will never move up the plane b) A will just start moving up the plane when \mu =\frac{\sin {{\theta }_{2}}-\sin {{\theta }_{1}}}{\cos {{\theta }_{1}}}c) for A to move up the plane, θ2 must always be greater than θ1 d) B will always slide down with constant speed

The correct answer is: b) A will just start moving up the plane when \(\mu =\frac{\sin {{\theta }_{2}}-\sin {{\theta }_{1}}}{\cos {{\theta }_{1}}}\) c) for A to move up the plane, θ2 must always be...

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Mass m1 moves on a slope making an angle θ with the horizontal and is attached to mass m2 by a string passing over a frictionless pulley as shown in the figure. The coefficient of friction between m1 and the sloping surface is μ. Which of the following statements are true?;a) if m2 > m1 sin θ, the body will move up the plane b) if m2 > m1(sin θ + μ cos θ), the body will move up the plane c) if m2 < m1 (sin θ + μ cos θ), the body will move up the plane d) if m2 < m1 (sin θ – μ cos θ), the body will move down the plane

The correct answer is: b) if m2 > m1(sin θ + μ cos θ), the body will move up the plane d) if m2 < m1 (sin θ – μ cos θ), the body will move down the plane

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In figure, the coefficient of friction between the floor and the body B is 0.1. The coefficient of friction between the bodies B and A is 0.2. A force F is applied as shown on B. The mass of A is m/2 and of B is m. Which of the following statements are true?;a) the bodies will move together if F = 0.25 mg b) the body A will slip with respect to B if F = 0.5 mg c) the bodies will move together if F = 0.5 mg d) the bodies will be at rest if F = 0.1 mg e) the maximum value of F for which the two bodies will move together is 0.45 mg

The correct answer is: a) the bodies will move together if F = 0.25 mg b) the body A will slip with respect to B if F = 0.5 mg d) the bodies will be at rest if F = 0.1 mg e) the maximum value of F...

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The motion of a particle of mass m is given by x = 0 for t < 0 sec, x(t) = A sin 4p t for 0 < t < (1/4) sec, and x = 0 for t > (1/4) sec. Which of the following statements is true? a) the force at t = (1/8) sec on the particle is -16π2Am b) the particle is acted upon by on impulse of magnitude 4π2Am at t = 0 sec and t = (1/4) sec c) the particle is not acted upon by any force d) the particle is not acted upon by a constant force e) there is no impulse acting on the particle

The correct answer is: a) the force at t = (1/8) sec on the particle is -16π2Am b) the particle is acted upon by on impulse of magnitude 4π2Am at t = 0 sec and t = (1/4) sec d) the particle is not...

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A car of mass m starts from rest and acquires a velocity along the east a in two seconds. Assuming the car moves with uniform acceleration, the force exerted on the car is a) mv/2 eastward and is exerted by the car engine b) mv/2 eastward and is due to the friction on the tyres exerted by the road c) more than mv/2 eastward exerted due to the engine and overcomes the friction of the road d) mv/2 exerted by the engine

The correct answer is b) mv/2 eastward and is due to the friction on the tyres exerted by the road

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A metre scale is moving with uniform velocity. This implied a) the force acting on the scale is zero, but a torque about the centre of mass can act on the scale b) the force acting on the scale is zero and the torque acting about the centre of mass of the scale is also zero c) the total force acting on it need not be zero but the torque on it is zero d) neither the force nor the torque needs to be zero

The correct answer is b) the force acting on the scale is zero and the torque acting about the centre of mass of the scale is also zero

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A ball is travelling with uniform translator motion. This means that a) it is at rest b) the path can be a straight line or circular and the ball travels with uniform speed c) all parts of the ball have the same velocity and the velocity is constant d) the centre of the ball moves with constant velocity and the ball spins about its centre uniformly

The correct option is c) all parts of the ball have the same velocity and the velocity is constant

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

The net buoyant force Equals vpg when the dragging viscous force of the air on the balloon is ignored. Where v is the volume of air that has been displaced. The upward net density is denoted by p....

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A satellite is in an elliptic orbit around the earth with an aphelion of 6R and perihelion of 2R where R = 6400 km is the radius of the earth. Find eccentrically of the orbit. Find the velocity of the satellite at apogee and perigee. What should be done if this satellite has to be transferred to a circular orbit of radius 6R?

Solution: Radius of perigee is given as $r_{p}=2R$ Radius of apogee is given as $r_{a}=6R$ And we know, $r_{p}=a(1-e)=2R$ and, $r_{a}=a(1+e)=6R$ From the above equations, we get $e = 1/2$ From the...

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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 = (1/2) ∆m u2 in this time interval.

M is the rocket's mass at any given moment t. The rocket's velocity is v. The mass of the gas expelled during the time interval t is m. As a result,  K = 1/2 u2∆m

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A curved surface as shown in the figure. The portion BCD is free of friction. There are three spherical balls of identical radii and masses. Balls are released from 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 can reach D? c) for balls which do not reach D, which of the balls can reach back A?

a) For ball 1 the total mechanical energy is conserved b) Ball 1 reaches D c) Ball 3 reaches back A

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A block of mass 1 kg is pushed up a surface inclined to horizontal at an angle of 30o by a force of 10 N parallel to the inclined surface. The coefficient of friction between the 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 the force of friction c) increase in potential energy d) increase in kinetic energy e) work done by an applied force

a) Work against gravity equals mgh 5 m= h 50 J WD against gravity b) The work done against the friction force is fs = 53 J. d) WD against gravity = 50 J increase in PE d) The system's increase in KE...

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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 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.

car engine Efficiency = 0.5 Energy given by the car with 1 litre of petrol = 1.5 × 107 WD = 1.5 × 107 f = 103 N

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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 utilized 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 utilized for jogging.

The energy used up is given as = mgh mg = 600 N h = 0.25m No.of steps in 6 km = 6000 steps Energy used in 6000 m = (6000)(600)(0.25)J Energy utilized in jogging = 9 × 104 J

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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 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 the energy of the wagon is lost due to friction, calculate the spring constant.

KE = 1/2 mv2 m = 50000 kg v = 10 m/s KE = 2500000J KE of spring = 10% of the KE wagon K = 5 × 105 N/m

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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 the figure. 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.

a) After the impact, bob A does not rise much because the PE of bob A is converted to KE and the momentum is transferred to bob B. (B) The speed of bob B is calculated as the sum of bob A's KE and...

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A satellite is to be placed in equatorial geostationary orbit around the earth for communication
a) calculate height of such a satellite
b) find out the minimum number of satellites that are needed to cover entire earth so that at least one satellites is visible from any point on the equator

a) Mass of the earth is given as $M=6\times 10^{24}kg$ Radius of the earth is given as $R=6.4 \times 10^{3}m$ Time period is given as $24.36 \times 10^{2}s$ $G=6.67 \times 10^{-11}Nm^{2}kg^{-1}$...

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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 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.

E = V + K and V > E for area A, implying that the KE is negative and therefore this is not feasible. K = E – V and V E for area B, implying that both energies are larger than zero. V = E – K and...

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A ball of mass m, moving with a speed 2v0 collides inelastically with an identical ball at rest. Show that a) for a 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 90o.

a) Let v1 and v2 be the velocities of the two balls after the collision. According to the law of conservation of momentum, mv0 = mv1 + mv2 v2 = v1 + 2ev0 e < 1 b) Using the law of conservation of...

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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 the figure. 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 the initial momentum c) if spring is massless, the final state of the M1 is the state of rest d) if the surface on which blocks are moving has friction, then a collision cannot be elastic

c) if spring is massless, the final state of the M1 is a state of rest d) if the surface on which blocks are moving has friction, then a collision cannot be elastic

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A bullet of mass m fired at 30o 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

b) the velocity of the bullet will be more than half of its earlier velocity d) the bullet will move in a different parabolic path f) the internal energy of the particles of the target will...

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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 zero b) work done by all the force 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

b) work done by all the force on man is zero 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

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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 sec, 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 × {10}^{4} N d) 2.1 \times {10}^{4}N

c) 1.05 × 104 N

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