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An engine generates a power of 10 kW. In how much time will it raise a mass of 200 kg through a height of 40m.
  • a)
    4 sec
  • b)
    10 sec
  • c)
    5 sec
  • d)
    8 sec
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Mira Sharma answered
Power = work done / time 


work = force x distance 


so power = (force x distance) / time 


time = (force x distance) / power 


= (2000 N x 40m) / 10000W = 8 seconds

A body dropped from height H reaches the ground with a speed of showimage (1)
  • a)
    mgh
  • b)
    -0.28mgH
  • c)
    2gh
  • d)
    0.5gh
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Krishna Iyer answered
The forces acting on the body are the force of gravity and the air friction. By work energy theorem, the total work done on the body is
W=1/2m(1.2√gH)2−0=0.72mgH
The work done by the force of gravity is mgH.
. Hence, the work done by the air friction is,
=0.72mgH-mgH
=00.28mgH.
 

A person 'A' pushes a body of 5 kg placed on a rough surface of co-efficient of friction 0.3 by a distance of 4 m in 15 seconds. Another person 'B' pushes the body of 7 kg on same surface by a distance of 3 m in the same time. Who has more energy and power?
  • a)
    A
  • b)
    B
  • c)
    Both A and B have developed equal power but B has more energy
  • d)
    Both A and B have developed equal power but A has more energy
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Gaurav Kumar answered
For person A,
Mass of body, m= 5kg
Coefficient of friction, μ =0.3
So, The force of friction,
F1= μm1g=0.3 X 5 X 10=15N
Displacement, S1=4m
Therefore,
Work done, W1=15X4=60J
Time taken, t1=15sec
So, Power, P1=60/15=4W
For Person B
Mass of body, m2=7kg
Coefficient of friction, μ =0.3
So, The force of friction,
F1= μm2g=0.3 X 7 X 10=21N
Displacement, S2=3m
Therefore,
Work done, W2=21X3=63J
Time taken, t2=15sec
So, Power, P3=63/15=4.2W
So person B has more energy and power.

 A man A of mass 80 kg runs up a staircase in 12 seconds. Another man of mass 60 kg runs up the same staircase in 11 seconds. The ratio of powers of A and B is :
  • a)
    11:12
  • b)
    9:11
  • c)
    12:11
  • d)
    11:9
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Naina Sharma answered
According to question, 60 kg man runs up a staircase in 12 sec.
m₁ = 80 kg
t₁ = 12 sec
=> A 50 kg man runs up the same staircase in 11 sec:
m₂ = 60 kg
t₂ = 11 sec
=> Rate of work done is equals to power.
∴ P = E/ t and E = mgh
∴ P₁ = m₁gh / t₁
P₂ = m₂gh/ t₂
=> The ratio of Power or Rate of work done is:
P₁/P₂ = m₁gh / t₁ / m₂gh/ t₂
= m₁ * t₂ / m₂ * t₁
= 80x11/60x12
= 11 : 9
Thus, the ratio of rate of doing their work is 11 : 9.

 A body moves under a force such that momentum of the body at any instant showimage (3). What is the rate of work done by the force?
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
    zero
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Hansa Sharma answered
P = p Cos(t) i + p Sin(t) j
dP/dt = -p Sin(t) j + p Cos(t) i
Work done, W = P2/2m
Rate of work done = d/dt(P2/2m)
= 2P/2m x dP/dt
= P/m x dP/dt
= -p2.Sin(t).Cos(t) + p2.Sin(t).Cos(t)
=> Rate of work done = 0

How much work is done by a man weighing 80 kgf in raising a stone of weight 20 kgf to the top of a building of height 40 m? (g = 9.8 m/s2)
  • a)
    30,900 J
  • b)
    29,678 J
  • c)
    39,200 J
  • d)
    25,000 J
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Sushil Kumar answered
Total mass=80+20=100
w=mgh(where m=100, g=9.8, h=40m)
w=100×9.8×40
w=39200J
work done by man weighing 80 kg raising a stone of 20kgf to the top of building of Height is 40m is 39,200J

An elastic spring of force constant k is compressed by an amount x. Then its potential energy will be
  • a)
    kx
  • b)
    -kx
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Anjana Sharma answered
F= kx 

Now as we know 

f.ds = potential energy 

differentiate 
 
potential energy = kx .ds 

k is a constant .... and diff of x .ds is = x^2 / 2 


so here potential energy will be = 1/2 k x^2

How should the force applied on a body be varied with velocity to keep the power of force constant?
  • a)
    Force should be inversely proportional to the square root of the velocity of the body
  • b)
    Force should be inversely proportional to the velocity of the body
  • c)
    Force should be directly proportional to the velocity of the body
  • d)
    Force should not be varied. It should remain constant with the velocity
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Anjana Sharma answered
We know that power (P) = force (F) x velocity (v).
Since the body is moving with acceleration,v changes and as a result of that P also changes,F being constant.
For P to be constant, F v = constant or F ∝ 1/v i.e 
Force should be inversely proportional to the velocity of the body.

Thus,as v increases, F should decrease to keep P constant. 

 In the given figure, what is the work done by the spring force?
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Neha Joshi answered
We know that for a spring with spring constant k, work done by the spring when a compression or expansion is done of some length say x is ½ kx2
Also as the work done is in the opposite direction to that of force applied, we get the sign of the force to be negative.

When does the potential energy of a spring increase?
  • a)
    only when spring is stretched
  • b)
    only when spring is compressed
  • c)
    when spring is neither stretched nor compressed
  • d)
    when spring is compressed or stretched
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Gaurav Kumar answered
Potential energy of a spring is proportional to the square of the difference of the springs length and its original length, hence whether it is compressed or stretched the potential the potential energy will eventually increase only.

When a ball is allowed to fall from a height of 20 m, 40% of its energy is lost due to impact. After one impact the ball will go up to a height of
  • a)
    12 m
  • b)
    15 m
  • c)
    8 m
  • d)
    10 m
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Lavanya Menon answered
Before the impact the KE was ½ x m x (2g x 20) = 20mg
And let say v be the velocity after impact and for height h, v2= 2gh
Thus KE = ½ mv2 = ½m2gh = ⅗ x 20mg
Thus we get mgh = 12mg
thus h = 12 m

The potential energy of a body at height h is mgh. Then its kinetic energy just before hitting the ground is
  • a)
    mgh
  • b)
  • c)
    mv2
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Om Desai answered
From the law of conservation of mechanical energy, the potential energy of a body at height h is converted into kinetic energy when it falls down. So, the magnitude of kinetic energy just before hitting the ground is equal to the potential energy at height h which is mgh.

A bomb of mass 4 kg explodes in air into two pieces of masses 3 kg and 1 kg. The smaller mass goes at a speed of 90 m/s. The total energy imparted to two fragments is.
  • a)
    2.4  kj
  • b)
    5.4 kj
  • c)
    5.9 kJ
  • d)
    3.8 kJ
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Raghav Bansal answered
By conservation of momentum we get the speed of the bigger part let say, v = 1 x90 / 3
Hence we get v = 30
Thus the total KE of the system after collision is ½ (3 X 900 + 1 X 8100)
Thus KE = ½ (10800) = 5400
Now  if we apply WET to the system, as no external force has acted upon it, we get
W = ΔKE
= 5400 - 0
= 5.4 kJ

Which of the following force is non-conservative
  • a)
    Restoring force of spring
  • b)
    Force between two stationary masses
  • c)
    Force between two stationary charges
  • d)
    Human push or pull
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Anjali Iyer answered
You mean all force that humans apply, or any push/pull force one person does. A conservative force is the property that the work done in moving a particle between two points is independent of the taken path. A conservative force is dependent only on the position of the object. Eg gravity.

For a varying force work done can be expressed as a
  • a)
    product of force and displacement
  • b)
    force divided by the displacement
  • c)
    definite integral of force over displacement
  • d)
    differentiation of force with displacement
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Krishna Iyer answered
For a variable force, the work done can be expressed as a definite integral of force over displacement for any system.In case of a variable force, the is calculated with the help of integration. For example, in the case of a spring, the force acting upon any object attached to a horizontal spring can be given as Fs = -kx, where k is the spring constant and x is the displacement of the object attached. We can see that this force is proportional to the displacement of the object from the equilibrium position, hence the force acting at each instant during the compression and extension of the spring will be different. Thus, the infinitesimally small contributions of work done during each instant are to be counted in order to calculate the total work done.

 If momentum of an object is doubled, how does its kinetic energy change?
  • a)
    increases 4 times
  • b)
    increases 2 times
  • c)
    decreases 4 times
  • d)
    decreases 2 times
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Naina Bansal answered
kinetic energy of object = 1/2 mv2
 
when the momentum of object is doubled,
then, kinetic energy of object = 1/2 m(2v)2
                                           = 1/52 4mv2
                                           = 4[1/2mv2]
so the momentum of an object after doubled is 4 times graeter.

Which physical quantity is conserved during both elastic and inelastic collision?
  • a)
    Kinetic energy
  • b)
    Potential energy
  • c)
    Linear momentum
  • d)
    Velocity
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Preeti Iyer answered
Kinetic energy is conserved in elastic collisions, whereas kinetic energy is converted into other forms of energy during an inelastic collision. In both types of collisions, momentum is conserved.

Select the odd one out
  • a)
    A stretched bow
  • b)
    Compressed gas
  • c)
    Compressed or elongated spring
  • d)
    Lifted weight
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Gaurav Kumar answered
In A stretched bow. Compressed gas, compressed or elongated spring there is elastic potential energy but the lifted weight there is gravitational force, so the odd one here is lifted weight.

The magnitude of displacement of a particle moving in a circle of radius a with constant angular speed w varies with time t as
  • a)
    2 a sin wt
  • b)
      
  • c)
    2a cos wt
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Naina Sharma answered
If a particle is moving with angular velocity=ω
Its angle of rotation is given by ωt 
Now displacement= length of line AB
Position vector of a particle is given by
R =iacosωt + jasinωt
Ro=ai
displacement =R−Ro
=a(cosωt−1)i+asinωj
d=√[(a(cosωt-1))2+(asinω)2]
=a√(2(1-cosωt))=a√(2×2(sinωt/2)2)=2asinωt/2

A ball of mass 2 kg is raised to the height of 60 m and then dropped from the top. In this case, the quantity which has different magnitude from the other given quantities is
  • a)
    Work done by gravity
  • b)
    Potential energy at the top
  • c)
    Velocity just hitting the ground
  • d)
    Kinetic energy before hitting the ground
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Aashu answered
Use work energy thereom At top potential energy= negative of work done by gravity... And at bottom when object is falling same potential energy that was at top will be equal to kinetic energy... So all three are same in magnitude.. Except velocity which will be calculated with the help of kinetic energy.. V=underoot ( 2K/m)

Work done by force of friction
  • a)
    Can be zero
  • b)
    Can be positive
  • c)
    Can be negative
  • d)
    Information insufficient
Correct answer is option 'A,B,C'. Can you explain this answer?

Om Desai answered
Since the motion of the body can be placed in the direction of friction, opposite to the direction of motion and even can not be placed in any motion.
So,  Work done by force of friction can be zero, negative, and can be positive.

Out of a pair of identical springs of spring constants 240 N/m, one is compressed by 10 cm and other is stretched by 10 cm. The difference in P.E. stored in the two springs is:
  • a)
    1.2 J
  • b)
    4 J
  • c)
    zero
  • d)
    12 J
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Riya Banerjee answered
P.E. stored in a spring = 1/2Kx2
where x is the extension or compression. In both cases, work is done on the spring.
∴ For the same x, the same potential energy will be stored in the springs.
∴ The difference between the energies is zero.

You are in a lift moving from the 3rd floor to the 12th floor, through a height H. If the elevator moves at a constant speed without stopping, what is the work performed on you by the elevator? Take your body mass as M.
  • a)
    Mgh
  • b)
    Mg
  • c)
    -Mgh
  • d)
    -Mg
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Hansa Sharma answered
According to Newton's third law of motion, the force exerted on the floor by the person is equal and opposite the force exerted on the person by the floor.
According to the second law of Newton's law of motion, the net force exerted on the person is equal to the person’s mass times the person’s acceleration.
The net force exerted on the person = Force exerted by the floor+ Force exerted by gravity.
If the elevator goes up with acceleration g, the same is the person inside the elevator.
The work done on the man by the floor is the sum of the change in potential energy and kinetic
energy.
i.e W = Δ P.E + Δ K.E
But the elevator moves at a constant speed, so K.E =0.
W = Δ P.E
The work performed on you by the elevator is force times displacement = -Mgh
Negative sign shows it is moving upwards, i.e., against g.
 

A particle of mass m moving with constant velocity v strikes another particle of same mass m but moving with the same velocity v in opposite direction stick together. The joint velocity after collision will be
  • a)
    zero
  • b)
    2v
  • c)
    v
  • d)
    v/2
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Concept:
  1. Momentum: momentum is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. It is a vector quantity, possessing a magnitude and a direction.
  2. The unit of momentum (P) is kg m/s.
  3. Dimension: [MLT-1]
  4. Law of conservation of Momentum: A conservation law stating that the total linear momentum of a closed system remains constant through time, regardless of other possible changes within the system.
  5. P= P2
  6. m1 v1 = m2 v2
  7. Where, P1 = initial momentum of system, P2 = final momentum of system, m1 = mass of first object, v1 = velocity of first object, m= mass of second object and v2 = velocity of second object.
Calculation:
Given:  m1 = m kg,  m2 = m kg,  u= v m/s,  u2 ​=  -v m/s
Let the common velocity of the combined body be V m/s
Mass of combined body      M = m + m = 2m
Applying conservation of momentum:          
mv1 + m2 v2 = M V
mv + (-mv) = 2mV
0 = 2mV
V = 0 m/s
Hence the correct answer will be zero (0) m/s.

A 100000 kg engine is moving up a slope of gradient 5o at a speed of 100 m/hr. The coefficient of friction between the engine and the rails is 0.1. If the engine has an efficiency of 4% for converting heat into work, find the amount of coal, the engine has to burn up in one hour. (Burning of 1 kg of coal yields 50000 J.)
  • a)
    4.577 Kg
  • b)
    8154 Kg
  • c)
    91.5 Kg
  • d)
    9154 Kg
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

EduRev NEET answered
The forces are shown in Figure.

Net force to move the engine up the slope. 
F = μN + mg sin θ
= mg (μ cos θ + sin θ)
If the engine has to apply an upward force equal to F, power of engine, P = Fv
where v is the velocity equal to 100 m/hr.
Work done by engine, W = Pt  = Fvt
Efficiency of engine,
Energy used by engine 
m = 100000 kg, μ = 0.1, θ = 5°, v = 100 m/hr, t = 1 hr 
η = 4/100 = 0.04
Energy used by engine 

As 1 kg coal yields 50000 J, we have the amount of coal burnt up

Physically, the notion of potential energy is applicable only to
  • a)
    The class of forces where work done against the force gets stored up as energy.
  • b)
    The class of forces where work done against the force gets dissipated
  • c)
    The class of forces where work done against the force gets converted to thermal energy
  • d)
    The class of forces where work done against the force gets converted to kinetic energy
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Mahi Nair answered
Understanding Potential Energy
Potential energy is a crucial concept in physics that applies specifically to certain types of forces. It is essential to grasp which forces allow for the accumulation of energy based on work done against them.
Class of Forces for Potential Energy
- Definition: Potential energy is defined as the energy stored in an object due to its position or configuration.
- Work Done Against Force: The key aspect is that potential energy arises when work is done against a conservative force.
Conservative Forces
- Examples: Gravitational force and elastic force (like a spring) are classic examples of conservative forces.
- Energy Storage: When work is done against these forces, energy is stored in the system, which can later be converted back into kinetic energy or work.
Non-Conservative Forces
- Dissipative Forces: Forces such as friction or air resistance do not allow for the storage of potential energy.
- Energy Dissipation: When work is done against these forces, energy is transformed into thermal energy, not stored.
Key Takeaway
- Potential Energy Applicability: Therefore, the notion of potential energy is applicable only to the class of forces where work done against the force gets stored up as energy. This is why option 'A' is the correct choice.
Understanding these distinctions helps clarify when and how potential energy can be effectively utilized in physical systems.

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