Two balls A (mass M) and B (mass 2M) collide elastically. If A moves at 150 m/s and comes to rest, find velocity of B before collision. .
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Official Solution
Correct Option:
(1)
Given elastic collision and A comes to rest: Use conservation of momentum: From coefficient of restitution:
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PYQ 2022
medium
physicsID: ap-eapce
A ball of mass 300 g is dropped from a height of 10 m and penetrates 1.5 m into sand. Find the average resistance by the sand. Take .
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35 N
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23 N
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34 N
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28 N
Official Solution
Correct Option:
(2)
Use energy conservation: Loss in kinetic energy = Work done by sand Total resistance = mg + extra resistive force
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PYQ 2022
medium
physicsID: ap-eapce
A block of mass starts up a incline with an initial kinetic energy of . The coefficient of friction is . The distance it travels before coming to rest is:
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Official Solution
Correct Option:
(4)
Step 1: Use work-energy theorem. All kinetic energy is used against friction and gravity: Step 2: Total resisting force = Given:
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- So:
Step 3: Let stopping distance be :
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PYQ 2022
medium
physicsID: ap-eapce
A mass of 1 kg falls from a height of 1 m and lands on a massless platform supported by a spring with spring constant . The maximum compression of the spring is (take )
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2 m
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m
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m
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m
Official Solution
Correct Option:
(1)
Energy conservation: Total gravitational potential energy is converted into spring potential energy at maximum compression.
Given:
Solving the quadratic:
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PYQ 2022
medium
physicsID: ap-eapce
A lift raises 50 passengers of average weight each to a height of in time . If average power used is , then the value of is:
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s
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s
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s
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s
Official Solution
Correct Option:
(4)
Step 1: Compute total work done: Each person exerts , so total weight = Height = Step 2: Given Power = Use:
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PYQ 2022
medium
physicsID: ap-eapce
A bead of mass 400 g is moving along a straight line under a force delivering constant power 1.2 W. If the bead is initially at rest, the speed attained after 6 seconds is (in )
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5
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6
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3
Official Solution
Correct Option:
(3)
Power
Use work-energy theorem:
Given:
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PYQ 2023
medium
physicsID: ap-eapce
A bullet of mass 20 g moving with is pierd 1 cm into a wooden block, then the retarding for experiend by the bullet is
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Official Solution
Correct Option:
(4)
The bullet has mass and initial velocity . It is stopped after traveling a distance . Since final velocity , we can use work-energy theorem or kinematics. The work done by the retarding force brings the bullet to rest, and is equal to its loss in kinetic energy. Using the work-energy theorem:
So, the retarding force is .
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PYQ 2023
medium
physicsID: ap-eapce
The energy consumed by a 1000 W electric bulb when it is used for 1 hour is
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3.6 W
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3.6 J
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3.6 W
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3.6 J
Official Solution
Correct Option:
(2)
The energy consumed by an electric device is given by: Where:
- (power of the bulb), - (time in seconds). Substituting the values: (Note: The unit of energy is Joules (J), not Watts (W), as Watt is the unit of power.) So, the energy consumed by the bulb is 3.6 J.
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PYQ 2023
medium
physicsID: ap-eapce
A block of mass 5 kg moving on a rough surface with a velocity of 4 ms is stopped by the friction in 2 seconds. Then the coefficient of friction between the contact surfaces is:
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0.4
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0.3
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0.5
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0.2
Official Solution
Correct Option:
(1)
We are given that the block has a mass , initial velocity , and is stopped by friction in . The acceleration due to gravity is . We first need to calculate the acceleration using the equation of motion:
Since the block is stopped, final velocity . Substituting the given values:
The negative sign indicates that the block is decelerating due to friction. Next, we use Newton's second law to find the frictional force :
Now, the frictional force is given by:
where is the coefficient of friction and is the acceleration due to gravity. Substituting the values:
Solving for :
Thus, the coefficient of friction between the contact surfaces is .
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PYQ 2023
medium
physicsID: ap-eapce
A toy car of mass 100 g is moving with velocity of m/s, then the kinetic energy of the car is
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Official Solution
Correct Option:
(3)
Mass . Velocity vector is , so speed:
Kinetic energy:
So, the kinetic energy of the toy car is J.
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PYQ 2023
medium
physicsID: ap-eapce
When a spring of force constant is compressed by a force of , then the compression in the spring is
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Official Solution
Correct Option:
(2)
Hooke’s Law relates the force applied on a spring to its compression through the spring constant :
Given:
So, the compression in the spring is 5 cm.
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PYQ 2023
medium
physicsID: ap-eapce
The speed of a body of mass 10 kg changes from 20 ms to 30 ms . The increase in the kinetic energy of the body is
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1250 J
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4500 J
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2500 J
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3000 J
Official Solution
Correct Option:
(3)
The kinetic energy of a body is given by: Where:
- (mass of the body), - is the speed of the body. Initial kinetic energy ( ): Final kinetic energy ( ): The increase in kinetic energy is: So, the increase in the kinetic energy of the body is 2500 J.
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PYQ 2025
medium
physicsID: ap-eapce
If a force F = (3i - 2j) N acting on a body displaces it from point (1 m, 2 m) to point (2 m, 0 m), then work done by the force is
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5 J
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6 J
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4 J
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7 J
Official Solution
Correct Option:
(4)
The displacement vector is given by . The force vector is . Work done J.
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PYQ 2025
medium
physicsID: ap-eapce
If a position dependent force acting on a body of mass 2 kg displaces it from to , then the work done by the force is
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165 J
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115 J
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150 J
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135 J
Official Solution
Correct Option:
(4)
Work done by a variable force is given by: Given force: N, displacement from to . Calculate the integral: So, the work done by the force is 135 J.
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