IMPULSE AND MOMENTUM

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1.

At time t = 0, a bullet is fired vertically upwards with a speed of 100 ms1. A second bullet
is fired vertically upwards from the same point and with the same speed at t = 5s. Then,
(a) The two bullets will be at the same height above the ground at t = 12.5 s
(b) The two bullets will reach back their starting point at t = 25s
(c) The two bullets will have the same speed at t = 20 s
(d) The maximum height attained by either bullet will be 980 m.

2.

3.

A pearl of mass m is in a position to slide over a smooth wire.

At the initial instant the pearl is in the middle of the wire. The
wire moves linearly in a horizontal plane with an acceleration a
in a direction having angle with the wire. The acceleration of
the pearl with respect to wire is

(a) g sin a cos

(b) g sin g cos

(c) g sin a cos

(d) g cos a sin

Two bodies have undergone an elastic onedimensional

collision along xaxis. Figure shows six lines
corresponding to position versus time curve of both
bodies and their centre of mass before and after the
collision. The line segments corresponding to the motion
of center of mass before and after the collision are
(a) CP and PF
(b) BP and PE
(c) AP and PD

(d) BP and PF

4.

A particle is projected with a certain velocity at certain angle with the horizontal surface.
The range of the particle is observed to be R. If co-efficient of restitution between the
particle and surface is e, then the range of the particle after one collision will be (neglect
friction)
(b) eR
(c) e2R
(d) R/e
(a) R

5.

A ball A moving with kinetic energy E, makes a head on elastic collision with a stationary
ball with mass n times that of A. The maximum potential energy due to deformation stored
in the system during the collision is
(b) (n+1)E/n
(c) (n1)E/n
(d) E/n
(a) nE/(n+1)

6.

Inclined surface of a smooth wedge of mass 6 kg makes an angle of

60 with horizontal as shown. A ball hits the wedge horizontally and
elastically with a velocity of 40 m/s and moves vertically with respect
to ground after the collision. Find the mass (in kg) of the ball if the
wedge can also move on the smooth floor.

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7.

8.

A particle of mass 1 kg moving with a velocity of 5m/s collides

elastically with rough ground at an angle with vertical as
shown. What can be the minimum coefficient of friction
between the particle and the ground if the particle rebounds
vertically after collision? (Given tan = 2)

An insect sits on the end of a long board of length 5 m. The board rests on a frictionless
horizontal table. The insect wants to jump to the opposite end of the board. What is the
minimum take-off speed (in m/s) of insect relative to ground, that allows the insect to do the
trick? The board and the insect have equal masses. (g = 10 m/s2)

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1.

(a) 2 m/s2

(b) 4 m/s2

(c) 6 m/s
2.

3.

4.

(4, 0)

R
(6, 0)

(d) 1 m/s

A mass m is hung vertically with the help of a thread. It is in

contact with vertical surface of a block as shown. The coefficient
of friction between mass m and the block is 0.5. The block is
pulled horizontally with acceleration (a = g) on a smooth
horizontal surface. The tension in the thread is
(b) 2.5mg
(a) 1.5mg
(c) mg
(d) 2mg

Three masses are connected with a spring and a string

as shown. They are initially at rest, with spring at its
natural length and string just taut without tension. The
maximum extension in the spring, after the forces start
acting as shown, will be
(a) F/K
(b) 2F/K
(c) F/2K

a=g
m

(d) 4F/K

2n identical cubical blocks are kept in a straight line on a horizotnal smooth surface. The
distance between the consecutive blocks is same. The blocks 1, 3, 5, , (2n 1) are given
velocity v to the right whereas blocks 2, 4, 6, , 2n are given velocity to the left. All
collisions between blocks are perfect elastic. The total number of collisions that will take
place is
1

(a) n
n(n 1)
(c)
2
5.

The velocity-displacement graph of a

particle is given in figure. The line PR is
normal to the curve at point P. The
acceleration of the particle at point P is

2n1

2n

(b) n + 1
(d) n(n 1)

A smooth sphere of mass m strikes a second sphere of mass 2m which is at rest. After the
collision their direcitons of motion are at right angles. Then coefficient of restitutions is
1
(a) 0
(b)
2
1
(c)
(d) 1
2

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6.

Block A of mass M is moving with a speed of v0 on a

frictionless surface that ends in a wall as shownin figure.
Farther from the wall is a more massive block B of mass M
( > 1), initially at rest. The block A undergoes elastic
collision with the block B and the wall. If two blocks
undergoes only collision then maximum value of is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

4
Wall

v0

7.

A pendulum bob is raised to a height 0.2 m and then released. At the bottom of its swing, it
picks up an identical bob. To what height (in cm) will the combined mass rise? (Take g =
10m/s2)

8.

A small sphere of mass m = 1 kg is moving with a velocity ( 4i j ) m/s. It hits a fixed

smooth wall and rebound with velocity (i 3 j ) m/s. The coefficient of restitution between
the sphere and the wall is

9.

n
. Find value of n.
16

The ends of a chain lie in piles at A and C. When given an

initial speed 10 m/s, the chain keeps moving freely at that
speed over the fixed pulley B. Neglecting friction, determine
the required value of h (in m). (Take g = 10 m/s2)

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1.

A block (mass m) is resting on the top of a smooth wedge

(mass M) resting on a smooth surface as shown in figure. Now
system is set free to move. When block gets separated from the
wedge, the velocity of block is v1, towards left and velocity of
wedge is v2 towards right. The work done by normal (exerted
by the wedge on the block) on the block is
(a)

1 2
mv1
2

1
(b) mv12
2

(c)

1
Mv 22
2

(d)

m
h
M

1
Mv 22
2

2.

Two identical balls of mass M and radius R are placed in contact with
each other on a frictionless horizontal surface as shown. The third ball
R
of mass M and radius
moves vertically downward and hits the two
2
balls symmetrically with speed v0 and comes to rest. The speed of two
bigger balls after collision will be
v
4v
2v
(a) 0
(b) 0
(c) 0
(d) none of these
5
5
5

3.

In the above problem, if the smaller ball does not stop after collision, but continues to move
v
downwards with a speed of 0 after the collision, then the speed of each bigger ball after
2
collision will be
v
4v
2v
(b) 0
(c) 0
(d) none of these
(a) 0
5
5
2 5

4.

A force exerts an impulse I on a particle to change its speed from u to 2u. The direction of
applied force and the initial velocity are opposite to each other along the same line. The
work done by the force is
3
1
(a) Iu
(b) Iu
(c) I u
(d) 2Iu
2
2

5.

In a smooth stationary cart of length d, a small block is projected along it's

length with velocity v towards front. Coefficient of restitution for each
collision is e ( e 0 ) . The cart rests on a smooth ground and can move
freely. The time taken by block to come to rest with respect to cart is
ed
ed
d
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) infinite
(1 e)v
(1 e)v
e

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6.

Two rods moving perpendicular to each-other along the axis

one on the other with velocities v and 2v, as shown in the
figure. The unit vector along which the friction force on the
rod moving with velocity v by the rod moving with velocity
2v will act is
1
1
i 2 j
(b)
i 2 j
(a)
5
5
1
1
(c)
3i 2 j
(d)
3i 2 j
5
5

y j

x i
2v

7.

A ball is projected, so as to just clear two walls, the first of height 12 m at a distance 6 m
from point of projection and the second of height 6 m at a distance 12 m from point of
projection. Find the range (in m) of projectile.

8.

A small ball is projected from point P towards a vertical wall as

shown. It hits the wall when its velocity is horizontal. Ball reaches
point P after one bounce on the floor. The coefficient of restitution
n
assuming it to be same for two collisions is . All surfaces are
2
smooth. Find the value of n.

9.

A sphere of mass m1 hits another sphere of mass m2 at rest and sticks to it. The total kinetic
energy after collision is two third of their total kinetic energy before collision. Find the ratio
of m1 and m2.