NCERT Exemplar

The centre of mass of an extended body on the surface of the earth and its centre of gravity
a) are always at the same point for any size of the body
b) are always at the same point only for spherical bodies
c) can never be at the same point
d) is close to each other for objects, say of sizes less than 100 m
e) both can change if the object is taken deep inside the earth

The correct option is d) is close to each other for objects, say of sizes less than 100 m

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Which of the following are true?
a) a polar satellite goes around the earth’s pole in a north-south direction
b) a geostationary satellite goes around the earth in an east-west direction
c) a geostationary satellite goes around the earth in a west-east direction
d) a polar satellite goes around the earth in an east-west direction

The correct options are a) a polar satellite goes around the earth’s pole in a north-south direction c) a geostationary satellite goes around the earth in a west-east direction

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Supposing Newton’s law of gravitation for gravitation forces F1 and F2 between two masses m1 and m2 at positions r1 and r2 read Exemplar Solutions Physics Class 11 Chapter 8 – 21 where Mo is a constant of the dimension of mass, r12 = r1 – r2 and n is a number. In such a case,
a) the acceleration due to gravity on earth will be different for different object
b) none of the three laws of Kepler will be valid
c) only the third law will become invalid
d) for n negative, an object lighter than water will sink in water

The correct options are a) the acceleration due to gravity on earth will be different for different object c) only the third law will become invalid d) for n negative, an object lighter than water...

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If the law of gravitation, instead of being inverse-square law, becomes an inverse-cube-law
a) planets will not have elliptic orbits
b) circular orbits of planets is not possible
c) projectile motion of a stone thrown by hand on the surface of the earth will be approximately parabolic
d) there will be no gravitational force inside a spherical shell of uniform density

The correct options are a) planets will not have elliptic orbits c) projectile motion of a stone thrown by hand on the surface of the earth will be approximately parabolic Explanation: The planets...

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Which of the following options is correct?
a) acceleration due to gravity decreases with increasing altitude
b) acceleration due to gravity increases with increasing depth
c) acceleration due to gravity increases with increasing latitude
d) acceleration due to gravity is independent of the mass of the earth

The correct options are a) acceleration due to gravity decreases with increasing altitude c) acceleration due to gravity increases with increasing latitude

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Choose the wrong option.
a) inertial mass is a measure of the difficulty of accelerating a body by an external force whereas the gravitational mass is relevant in determining the gravitational force on it by an external mass
b) that the gravitational mass and inertial mass are equal is an experimental result
c) that the acceleration due to gravity on earth is the same for all bodies is due to the equality of gravitational mass and inertial mass
d) gravitational mass of a particle-like proton can depend on the presence of neighbouring heavy objects but the inertial mass cannot

The correct option is d) gravitational mass of a particle-like proton can depend on the presence of neighbouring heavy objects but the inertial mass cannot

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Both earth and moon are subject to the gravitational force of the sun. as observed from the sun, the orbit of the moon
a) will be elliptical

will not be strictly elliptical because the total gravitational force on it is not central
c) is not elliptical but will necessarily be a closed curve
d) deviates considerably from being elliptical due to the influence of planets other than earth

The correct option is b) will not be strictly elliptical because the total gravitational force on it is not central

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Different points in the earth are at slightly different distances from the sun and hence experience different forces due to gravitation. For a rigid body, we know that if various forces act at various points in it, the resultant motion is as if a net force acts on the cm causing translation and a net torque at the cm causing translation and a net torque at the cm causing rotation around an axis through the cm. For the earth-sun system
a) the torque is zero
b) the torque causes the earth to spin
c) the rigid body result is not applicable since the earth is not even approximately a rigid body
d) the torque causes the earth to move around the sun

The correct option is a) the torque is zero

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In a refrigerator, one removes heat from a lower temperature and deposits to the surroundings at a higher temperature. In this process, mechanical work has to be done, which is provided by an electric motor. If the motor is of 1kW power, and heat is transferred from -3oC to 27oC, find the heat taken out of the refrigerator per second assuming its efficiency is 50% of a perfect engine.

Answer: Expression for the efficiency of the Carnot engine is as follows; $ \eta =1-\frac{{{T}_{2}}}{{{T}_{1}}} $ Where T1 = 300 K and T2 = 270 K We are given that the efficiency is 50% = 0.5...

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Consider a cycle tyre being filled with air by a pump. Let V be the volume of the tyre and at each stroke of the pump ∆V of air is transferred to the tube adiabatically. What is the work done when the pressure in the tube is increased from P1 to P2?

Answer: The equation before and after the stroke can be written as follows: $ {{P}_{1}}{{V}_{1}}={{P}_{2}}V_{2}^{\gamma } $ $ P{{\left( V+\Delta V \right)}^{\gamma }}=(P+\Delta P){{V}^{\gamma }} $ $...

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 A person of mass 60 kg wants to lose 5 kg by going up and down a 10 m high stairs. Assume he burns twice as much fat while going up than coming down. If 1 kg of fat is burnt on expending 7000 kilocalories, how many times must he go up and down to reduce his weight by 5 kg?

Answer: According to the question, the height of the stairs is h = 10 m And the work done to burn 5 kg of fat is W = (5)(7000 × 103)(4.2) W = 147 × 106 J Therefore, the work done towards burning of...

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A system goes from P to Q by two different paths in the P-V diagram as shown in the figure. Heat given to the system in the path 1 is 1000 J. The work done by the system along path 1 is more than path 2 by 100 J. What is the heat exchanged by the system in path 2?

Answer: From path 1 we can say that, Q1 = +1000 J and the work done is W1 – W2 = 100 Where W1 represents the work done through path 1 and W2 denotes the work done through path 2. Therefore, we can...

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According to Stefan’s law of radiation, a black body radiates energy σT4 from its unit surface area every second where T is the surface temperature of the black body and σ = 5.67 × 10-8 W/m2K4 is known as Stefan’s constant. A nuclear weapon may be thought of as a ball of radius 0.5 m. When denoted, it reaches temperature of 106K and can be treated as a black body.

c) if all this energy U is in the form of radiation, corresponding momentum is p = U/c. How much momentum per unit time does it impart on unit area at a distance of 1 km? Answer: (c) According to...

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According to Stefan’s law of radiation, a black body radiates energy σT4 from its unit surface area every second where T is the surface temperature of the black body and σ = 5.67 × 10-8 W/m2K4 is known as Stefan’s constant. A nuclear weapon may be thought of as a ball of radius 0.5 m. When denoted, it reaches temperature of 106K and can be treated as a black body.

a) estimate the power it radiates b) if surrounding has water at 30oC, how much water can 10% of the energy produced evaporate in 1 sec? Answer: a) We know that the expression for the power radiated...

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Calculate the stress developed inside a tooth cavity filled with copper when hot tea at a temperature of 57oC is drunk. You can take body temperature to be 37oC and α = 1.7 × 10-5oC, bulk modulus for copper = 140 × 109 N/m2.

Answer: According to the question, decrease in temperature is as follows: ∆t = 57 – 37 = 20oC The coefficient of linear expansion is as follows: α = 1.7 × 10-5oC And the bulk modulus for copper is:...

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We would like to make a vessel whose volume does not change with temperature. We can use brass and iron (βbrass = 6 × 10-6/K and βiron = 3.55 × 10-5/K) to create a volume of 100 cc. How do you think you can achieve this?

Answer: According to the question, the volume of vessel is V = 100 cm3 = 10-4 = constant We also have that the volume of the iron vessel – Volume of brass rod = 10-4 m3 We know that: $ {{\beta...

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We would like to prepare a scale whose length does not change with temperature. It is proposed to prepare a unit scale of this type whose length remains, say 10 cm. We can use a bimetallic strip made of brass and iron each of different length whose length would change in such a way that difference between their lengths remain constant. If αiron = 1.2 × 10-5/K and αbrass = 1.8 × 10-5/K, what should we take as length of each strip?

Answer: Change in length of iron rod is given as follows: $ \Delta L={{\alpha }_{iron}}{{L}_{iron}}\Delta T $ Change in length of brass rod is given as follows: $ \Delta L={{\alpha...

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One day in the morning, Ramesh filled up 1/3 bucket of hot water from geyser, to take bath. Remaining 2/3 was to be filled by cold water to bring mixture to a comfortable temperature. Suddenly Ramesh had to attend something which would take some times, say 5-10 minutes before he could take bath. Now he has two options:

a) fill the remaining bucket completely by cold water and then attend the work b) first attend to the work and fill the remaining bucket just before taking bath. Which option do you think would have...

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100 g of water is supercooled to -10 degrees C. At this point, due to some disturbance mechanised or otherwise some of it suddenly freezes to ice. What will be the temperature of the resultant mixture and how much mass would freeze?

Answer: According to the question, the mass of water is 100 g At -10 degrees Celsius, the mixture has water and ice The expression for the heat required by the mixture is as follows: ms∆t =...

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During summers in India, one of the common practice to keep cool is to make ice balls of crushed ice, dip it in flavoured sugar syrup and sip it. For this a stick is inserted into crushed ice and is squeezed in the palm to make it into the ball. Equivalently in winter, in those areas where it snows, people make snow balls and throw around. Explain the formation of ball out of crushed ice or snow in the light P-T diagram of water.

Answer: The graph above depicts the relationship between water pressure and temperature. When the pressure is increased, the ice becomes liquid, and when the pressure is decreased, it becomes solid....

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The centre of gravity of a body on the earth coincides with its centre of mass for a ‘small’ object whereas for an ‘extended’ object it may not. What is the qualitative meaning of ‘small’ and ‘extended’ in this regard? For which of the following the two coincides? A building, a pond, a lake, a mountain?

The geometric centre of gravity is the geometric centre, but the mass of the place where the complete mass of the body is considered is the mass of the centre of mass. When an object's vertical...

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‘Gulab Jamuns’ (assumed to be spherical) are to be heated in an oven. They are available in two sizes, one twice bigger than the other. Pizzas (assumed to be discs) are also to be heated in the oven. They are also in two sizes, one twice big in radius than the other. All four are put together to be heated to oven temperature. Choose the correct option from the following:

a) both size gulab jamuns will get heated at the same time b) smaller gulab jamuns are heated before bigger ones c) smaller pizzas are heated before bigger ones d) bigger pizzas are heated before...

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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 the figure. 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 stone 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

c) both the stones reach the bottom with the same speed and stone II reaches the bottom earlier than stone I

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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 particles 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) the 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 from a larger distance d) same as the work done by charged particle on the stationary proton

c) more for the case of a positron, as the positron moves away from a larger distance

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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 work on each particle d) the magnetic forces are necessarily negligible

b) the magnetic forces do no work on each particle

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Surface tension is exhibited by liquids due to the force of attraction between molecules of the liquid. The surface tension decreases with increase in temperature and vanishes at boiling point. Give that the latent heat of vaporisation for water Lv = 540 k cal/kg, the mechanical equivalent of heat J = 4.2 J/cal, density of water ρw = 103 kg/l, Avogadro’s number NA = 6.0 1026 k/mole, and the molecular weight of water MA = 18 kg for 1 k mole.

c) 1 g of water in the vapour state at 1 atm occupies 1601 cm3. Estimate the intermolecular distance at boiling point, in the vapour state. d) During vaporisation a molecule overcomes a force F,...

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surface tension is exhibited by liquids due to the force of attraction between molecules of the liquid. The surface tension decreases with increase in temperature and vanishes at boiling point. Give that the latent heat of vaporisation for water Lv = 540 k cal/kg, the mechanical equivalent of heat J = 4.2 J/cal, density of water ρw = 103 kg/l, Avogadro’s number NA = 6.0 1026 k/mole, and the molecular weight of water MA = 18 kg for 1 k mole.

a) Estimate the energy required for one molecule of water to evaporate. b) Show that the inter-molecular distance for water is Answer : a) According to the question, the latent heat of vaporization...

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c) If po = 1.03 × 105 N/m2, ρo = 1.29 kg/m3 and g is 9.8 m/s2 at what height will the pressure drop to (1/10) the value at the surface of the earth? d) This model of the atmosphere works for relatively small distances. Identify the underlying assumption that limits the model.

Answer: (c) We know that - $ p={{p}_{0}}{{e}^{\left( -\frac{{{\rho }_{0}}gh}{{{p}_{0}}} \right)}} $ By substituting the known values, we can determine that h = 18.43 km (d) For $ \rho \alpha p $ to...

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a) Pressure decreases as one ascends the atmosphere. If the density of air is ρ, what is the change in pressure dp over a differential height dh? b) Considering the pressure p to be proportional to the density, find the pressure p at a height h if the pressure on the surface of the earth is ρo.

Answer: (a) The pressure falls as we ascend higher because the thickness of the gas above us diminishes. Let A be the cross-section of the air's horizontal layer, and dh be its height. The pressure...

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The surface tension and vapour pressure of water at 20oC is 7.28 × 10-2 N/m and 2.33 × 103 Pa, respectively. What is the radius of the smallest spherical water droplet which can form without evaporating at 20oC?

Answer: According to the question, the surface tension of water is T = 7.28 × 10-2 N/m and the vapour pressure is P = 2.33 × 103 Pa Let r represent the radius of the drop The excess pressure that is...

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If a drop of liquid breaks into smaller droplets, it results in lowering of the temperature of the droplets. Let a drop of radius R, break into N small droplets each of radius r. Estimate the drop in temperature.

Answer: The volume of a drop of liquid with a radius of R = (N) (volume of a liquid droplet of radius r) $ \frac{4}{3}\pi {{R}^{3}}=N\times \frac{4}{3}\pi {{r}^{3}} $ $ N=\frac{{{R}^{3}}}{{{r}^{3}}}...

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The free surface of the oil in a tanker, at rest, is horizontal. If the tanker starts accelerating the free surface will be titled by an angle θ. If the acceleration is a m/s2, what will be the slope of the free surface?

Answer: Let m be the mass of an elementary oil particle. The balancing forces are angled in the surface's direction. Pseudo force is given by ma mg represents the height of a small part of the oil...

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The sap in trees, which consists mainly of water in summer, rises in a system of capillaries of radius r = 2.5 × 10-5 m. The surface tension of sap is T = 7.28 × 10-2 N/m and the angle of contact is 0o. Does surface tension alone account for the supply of water to the top of all tress?

Answer: according to the question, the radius is r = 2.5 × 10-5 m The surface tension is T = 7.28 × 10-2 N/m It is also given that the angle of contact is θ = 0 degrees and the density is ρ = 103...

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A cubical block of density ρ is floating on the surface of the water. Out of its height L, fraction x is submerged in water. The vessel is in an elevator accelerating upwards with acceleration a. What is the fraction immersed?

Answer : Let ρ represent the density of a block and let height of the block be L Then, we can write the expression for the mass of the block as follows: m = Vρ = L3ρ Then, the weight of the block is...

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A cubical block of density ρ is floating on the surface of the water. Out of its height L, fraction x is submerged in water. The vessel is in an elevator accelerating upwards with acceleration a. What is the fraction immersed?

Answer : Let ρ represent the density of a block and let height of the block be L Then, we can write the expression for the mass of the block as follows: m = Vρ = L3ρ Then, the weight of the block is...

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A vessel filled with water is kept on a weighing pan and the scale adjusted to zero. A block of mass M and density ρ is suspended by a massless spring of spring constant k. This block is submerged inside into the water in the vessel. What is the reading of the scale?

Answer: We know that the upthrust of the block is equal to the weight of water displaced. The expression of which can be written as follows Vρwg Let x represent the compression in the spring. So,...

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The angle of contact at the interface of water-glass is 0o, ethyl alcohol-glass is 0o, mercury-glass is 140o, and methyl iodide-glass is 30o. A glass capillary is put in a trough containing one of these four liquids. It is observed that the meniscus is convex. The liquid in the trough is

a) water b) ethyl alcohol c) mercury d) methyl iodide Answer : The correct answer c) mercury If the contact angle is obtuse, the liquid meniscus in a capillary tube will be convex upwards. When one...

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A stone of mass m is tied to an elastic string of negligible mass and spring constant k. The unstretched length of the string is L and has negligible mass. The other end of the string is fixed to a nail at a point P. Initially, the stone is at the same level as the point P. The stone is dropped vertically from point P.

c) what shall be the nature of the motion after the stone has reached its lowest point? Answer: After the stone has reached its lowest position, the motion becomes z0. It is given by the expression...

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A stone of mass m is tied to an elastic string of negligible mass and spring constant k. The unstretched length of the string is L and has negligible mass. The other end of the string is fixed to a nail at a point P. Initially, the stone is at the same level as the point P. The stone is dropped vertically from point P.

a) find the distance y from the top when the mass comes to rest for an instant, for the first time b) what is the maximum velocity attained by the stone in this drop? According to the figure, PE of...

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In nature, the failure of structural members usually result from large torque because of twisting or bending rather than due to tensile or compressive strains. This process of structural breakdown is called buckling and in cases of tall cylindrical structures like trees, the torque is caused by its own weight bending the structure. Thus the vertical through the centre of gravity does not fall within the base. The elastic torque caused because of this bending about the central axis if the tree is given by

$\frac{T\pi {{r}^{4}}}{4R}$  Y is the Young’s modulus, r is the radius of the trunk and R is the radius of curvature of the bent surface along the height of the tress containing the centre of...

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A steel rod of length 2l, cross-sectional area A and mass M is set rotating in a horizontal plane about an axis passing through the centre. If Y is the Young’s modulus for steel, find the extension in the length of the rod.

Answer : The tensions T(r) and T(r+dr) acting as an external force on the rod at positions A and B are T(r) and T(r+dr). The centrifugal force on the element owing to tension difference is...

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a) A steel wire of mass μ per unit length with a circular cross-section has a radius of 0.1 cm. The wire is of length 10 m when measured lying horizontal, and hangs from a hook on the wall. A mass of 25 kg is hung from the free end of the wire. Assuming the wire to be uniform and lateral strains << longitudinal strains, find the extension in the length of the wire. The density of steel is 7860 kg/m3. b) If the yield strength of steel is 2.5 × 108 N/m2, what is the maximum weight that can be hung at the lower end of the wire?

Answer: Consider that dx represents the small element and dm represents the mass. Let L be the length of the wire and x denote the distance from the end where the wire is hung. Let μ be the mass per...

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Consider a long steel bar under a tensile stress due to forces F acting at the edges along the length of the bar. Consider a plane making an angle θ with the length. What are the tensile and shearing stresses on this plane?

a) for what angle is the tensile stress a maximum? b) for what angle is the shearing stress a maximum? Answer: According to the question, the force F is applied along the horizontal. Therefore, when...

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A wire of length L and radius r is clamped rigidly at one end. When the other end of the wire is pulled by a force f, its length increases by l. Another wire of the same material of length 2L and radius 2r is pulled by a force 2f. Find the increase in length of this wire.

Answer : According to the given figure, the young's modulus is given by the expression : Y = (f/A)(L/l) First case: Let the length of the wire be L and the radius of wire be r. Force applied = f and...

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In an experiment to estimate the size of a molecule of oleic acid, 1mL of oleic acid is dissolved in 19mL of alcohol. Then 1mL of this solution is diluted to 20mL by adding alcohol. Now, 1 drop of this diluted solution is placed on water in a shallow trough. The solution spreads over the surface of water forming one molecule thick layer. Now, lycopodium powder is sprinkled evenly over the film we can calculate the thickness of the film which will give us the size of oleic acid molecule.
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:
What will be the volume of oleic acid in one drop of this solution?

The volume of oleic acid in one drop is 1/400mL

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An artificial satellite is revolving around a planet of mass M and radius R, in a circular orbit of radius r. From Kepler’s third law about the period of a satellite around a common central body, square of the period of revolution T is proportional to the cube of the radius of the orbit r. Show using dimensional analysis, that T = k/R √r3/g where k is a dimensionless constant and g is acceleration due to gravity.

Kepler's third law states that, $T^{2} \propto a^{3}$ i.e., square of time period $\left(T^{2}\right)$ of a satellite revolving around a planet, is proportional to the cube of the radius of the...

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A physical quantity X is related to four measurable quantities a, b, c and d as follows: X=a^{2}b^{3}c^{5/2}d^{-2}. The percentage error in the measurement of a, b, c and d are 1%, 2%, 3% and 4%, respectively. What is the percentage error in quantity X? If the value of X calculated on the basis of the above relation is 2.763, to what value should you round off the result.

The given physical quantity is $X=a^{2}b^{3}c^{5/2}d^{-2}$ Percentage error in X is given as (∆x/x)(100) Percentage error in a is given as (∆a/a)(100) = 1% Percentage error in b is given as...

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The volume of a liquid flowing out per second of a pipe of length l and radius r is written by a student as v=\frac{\pi}{8}\times \frac{Pr^{4}}{\eta l} where P is the pressure difference between the two ends of the pipe and η is coefficient of viscosity of the liquid having dimensional formula ML^{-1}T^{-1}. Check whether the equation is dimensionally correct.

Dimension of the given physical quantity is as follows, [V] = dimension of volume/dimension of time $=[L^{3}]/[T]$ $=[M^{-1}T^{-2}]$ LHS $=[L^{3}T^{-1}]$ RHS $=[L^{3}T^{-1}]$ LHS = RHS Hence, the...

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(a) The earth-moon distance is about 60 earth radius. What will be the diameter of the earth (approximately in degrees) as seen from the moon?
(b) Moon is seen to be of (½)° diameter from the earth. What must be the relative size compared to the earth?

(a) Because the distance between the moon and the earth is greater than the radius of the earth, it is considered as an arc. Let the length of the arc be $R_{e}$ Distance between the moon and the...

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Pressure versus volume graph for a real gas and an ideal gas is shown in Fig. 5.4. Answer the following questions based on this graph. (i) Interpret the behaviour of real gas with respect to an ideal gas at low pressure. (ii) Interpret the behaviour of real gas with respect to an ideal gas at high pressure. (iii)Mark the pressure and volume by drawing a line at the point where real gas behaves as an ideal gas.

(i) At low pressure as the dark blue curve and the sky blue curve are approaching each other, it shows that the real gas is behaving as an ideal gas at a low pressure. (ii) At high pressure as the...

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The variation of pressure with the volume of the gas at different temperatures can be graphically represented as shown in Fig. 5.3. Based on this graph answer the following questions. (i) How will the volume of a gas change if its pressure is increased at constant temperature? (ii) At constant pressure, how will the volume of a gas change if the temperature is increased from 200K to 400K?

(i) As the temperature is constant, and the pressure is increasing and the change in the volume is seen as exponentially decreasing. (ii) At constant pressure, by increasing the temperature there is...

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The relation between the pressure exerted by an ideal gas (Pideal) and observed pressure (Pearl) is given by the equation: Pideal = Preal+ an2/V2 If the pressure is taken in Nm-2, the number of moles in mol and volume in m3, Calculate the unit of ‘a’. What will be the unit of ‘a’ when pressure is in atmosphere and volume in dm3?

We know that: Pideal = Preal + an2/V2 Pideal – Preal= an2/V2 Nm-2 = a*mol2/m6 A = Nm4mol-2 The unit of ‘a’ when the pressure is taken in Nm-2, number of moles in “mol” and volume in m3 is Nm4mol-2...

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For real gases the relation between p, V and T are given by van der Waals equation: [(P + an2) / V2](V – nb) = nRT Where‘a’ and ‘b’ are van der Waals constants, ‘nb’ is approximately equal to the total volume of the molecules of a gas. ‘a’ is the measure of the magnitude of intermolecular attraction. (i) Arrange the following gases in the increasing order of ‘b’. Give reason. O2, CO2, H2, He (ii) Arrange the following gases in the decreasing order of magnitude of ‘a’. Give reason. CH4, O2, H2

(i) The increasing order of ‘b’ is as follows: He < H2< O2< CO2. As the Vander Waals constant ‘b’ is approximately equal to the total volume of the molecules of a gas. (ii)The decreasing...

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You are riding in an automobile of mass 3000 \mathrm{~kg}. Assuming that you are examining the oscillation characteristics of its suspension system. The suspension sags 15 \mathrm{~cm} when the entire automobile is placed on it. Also, the amplitude of oscillation decreases by 50 \% during one complete oscillation. Estimate the values of (a) the spring constant \mathbf{k} and (b) the damping constant b for the spring and shock absorber system of one wheel, assuming that each wheel supports 750 \mathrm{~kg}.

(a) Mass of the automobile is given as $=3000 \mathrm{~kg}$ The suspension sags by a length of $15 \mathrm{~cm}$ Decrease in amplitude $=50 \%$ during one complete oscillation If each spring's...

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An air chamber of volume V has a neck area of cross-section into which a ball of mass m just fits and can move up and down without any friction. Show that when the ball is pressed down a little and released, it executes SHM. Obtain an expression for the time period of oscillations assuming pressure-volume variations of air to be isothermal [see Figure]

Solution: Volume of the air chamber is given as $\mathrm{V}$ Cross-sectional area of the neck is given as $\mathrm{A}$ Mass of the ball be $m$ The ball is fitted in the neck at position given as...

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A cylindrical piece of cork of density of base area A and height h floats in a liquid of density \rho_{1}. The cork is depressed slightly and then released. Show that the cork oscillates up and down simple harmonically with a period \mathrm{T}=2 \pi \sqrt{\mathrm{h}} \rho / \rho_{1} \mathrm{~g} where \rho is the density of cork. (Ignore damping due to viscosity of the liquid)

Base area of the cork is given as $=\mathrm{A}$ Height of the cork is given as $h$ Density of the liquid is given as $\rho_{1}$ Density of the cork is given as $\rho$ In equilibrium: Weight of the...

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Answer the following questions:
(a) A man with a wristwatch on his hand falls from the top of a tower. Does the watch give the correct time during the free fall?
(b) What is the frequency of oscillation of a simple pendulum mounted in a cabin that is freely falling under gravity?

(a) Wristwatches work on the principle of spring action and are not affected by gravity's acceleration. As a result, the time on the watch will be accurate. (b) The cabin's acceleration owing to...

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Plot the corresponding reference circle for each of the following simple harmonic motions. Indicate the initial (t=0) position of the particle, the radius of the circle, and the angular speed of the rotating particle. For simplicity, the sense of rotation may be fixed to be anticlockwise in every case: ( x is in cm and \mathrm{t} is in \mathrm{s}).
(a) x=-2 \sin (3 t+\pi / 3)
(b) x=\cos (\pi / 6-t)

(a) $x=-2 \sin (3 t+\pi / 3)$ $=2 \cos (3 t+\pi / 3+\pi / 2)$ $=2 \cos (3 t+5 \pi / 6)$ On comparing the above equation with the standard equation, $x=A \cos (\omega t+\Phi)$, Amplitude will be $A=2...

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In the given figure, let us take the position of mass when the spring is unstreched as x=0, and the direction from left to right as the positive direction of x-axis. Give x as a function of time t for the oscillating mass if at the moment we start the stopwatch (t =0), the mass is at the maximum compressed position. In what way do these functions for SHM differ from each other, in frequency, in amplitude or the initial phase?

Solution: The body is in the left position at maximal compression, with an initial phase of $3 \pi / 2$ rad. Then, $x=a \sin (\omega t+3 \pi / 2)$ $=-a \cos \omega t$ $=-2 \cos 20 t$ As a result,...

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A rod of length l and negligible mass is suspended at its two ends by two wires of steel (wire A) and aluminium (wire B) of equal lengths. The cross-sectional areas of wires A and B are 1.0 mm2 and 2.0 mm2 respectively.

a) mass m should be suspended close to wire A to have equal stresses in both the wires b) mass m should be suspended close to B to have equal stresses in both the wires c) mass m should be suspended...

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A rigid bar of mass M is supported symmetrically by three wires each of length l. Those at each end are of copper and the middle one is of iron. The ratio of their diameter, if each is to have the same tension, is equal to

Answer : The correct answer is b) Let T be tension in each wire.AS the bar is supported symmetrically by the three wires, therefore extension in each wire is same as Y = FL / A​ΔL If D is the...

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In deriving Bernoulli’s equation, we equated the work done on the fluid in the tube to its change in the potential and kinetic energy. (a) What is the largest average velocity of blood flow in an artery of diameter 2 × 10–3 m if the flow must remain laminar? (b) Do the dissipative forces become more important as the fluid velocity increases? Discuss qualitatively.

Answer : Answer : (a) If dissipative forces exist, some forces in the liquid flow due to pressure difference are expended against dissipative forces, resulting in a high-pressure drop. (b) Due to...

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A truck parked outside a petrol pump blows a horn of frequency 200 \mathrm{~Hz} in still air. The Wind then starts blowing towards the petrol pump at 20 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} . Calculate the wavelength, speed, and frequency of the horn’s sound for a man standing at the petrol pump. Is this situation completely identical to a situation when the observer moves towards the truck at 20 \mathrm{~m} / sand the air is still?

For the standing observer: Frequency is given as $\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{H}}=200 \mathrm{~Hz}$ Velocity of sound is given as $v=340 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ Speed of the wind is given as $v_{w}=20...

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