Collisions

  • A Particle Of Mass m1 Moving With Velocity u1 Collides Head-On Collision With A Particle Of Mass m2 Moving With Velocity u2. If ‘e’ Be The Coefficient Of Restitution, Then Calculate The Loss Of The Kinetic Energy As A Result Of The Collision.

    Ans. A particle of mass moving with velocity collides head-on collision with the particle of mass moving with the velocity . Let us consider and be the velocities of mass…

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  • A Particle Of Mass ‘m’ Moving With Velocity ‘V’ Collides Head-On With Another Particle Of Mass ‘2m’, Which Was At Rest. If The Collision Is Perfectly Inelastic, Find Out The Velocity Of The Composite Particle.

    Ans. A particle of mass collides head-on with another particle of mass . The velocity of the particle of mass is , and the velocity of the particle of mass…

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  • A Neutron Of Mass ‘m’ Undergoes An Elastic Head-On Collision Nucleus Of Mass ‘M’, Initially At Rest, By What Function Is The Kinetic Energy Of The Neutron Reduced?

    Ans. Mass of the neutron is , and the mass of the nucleus is . Let us consider be the velocity of the neutron, and the velocity of the nucleus…

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  • A Mass ‘m1’ Travelling With Speed Speed ‘u’ On A Horizontal Plane Hits Another Mass ‘m2’ Which Is At Rest. If The Coefficient Of Restitution Is ‘e’, Calculate The Loss Of Kinetic Energy.

    Ans. On a horizontal plane, a mass hits another mass . and zero are the velocities of the masses and respectively. Let, and be their respective velocities after collision. According…

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  • A Gun Fires A Bullet Of Mass ‘m’ With Horizontal Velocity ‘v’ Into A Block Of Wood Of Mass ‘M’ Which Rest At A Horizontal Friction Less Plane, If The Bullet Becomes Embedded In The Wood, (i) Determine The Subsequent Velocity Of The System And (ii) Find The Loss In The Kinetic Energy.

    Ans. The masses of the bullet and the block of wood are and respectively. The velocity of the bullet before collision is . Since the wood block is at rest,…

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  • A Particle Of Mass ‘m’ Moving With Velocity ‘u’ Collides With A Target Particle Of Unknown Mass Initially At Rest. If After The Collision The Target Particles Travels Forward With A Velocity ‘u/3’, While The Incident Particle Moves Backward With A Velocity ‘2u/3’, Find The Mass Of The Target Particle.

    Ans. A particle of mass moving with velocity collides with a particle at rest.Let us consider, be the velocity of the target particle. After collision, the target particle moves forward…

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  • A Particle Is Dropped Vertically On To A Fixed Horizontal Plane. If It Hits The Plane With Velocity ‘u’, Show That It Rebounds With Velocity (-eu).

    Ans. Let be the velocity of the particle after collision with the horizontal plane. is the velocity of the particle before collision with the horizontal plane. If be the coefficient…

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  • A Particle Dropped Vertically On A Fixed Horizontal Plane From Rest At A Height ‘H’ Above The Plane. Calculate The Total Theoretical Distance Traveled By The Particle Before Coming To Rest.

    Ans. A particle is dropped vertically on a fixed horizontal plane from a height above the plane.At height the particle is at rest, i.e., the initial velocity of the particle…

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