Q 1 :    

A ball of mass 0.5 kg is dropped from a height of 40 m. The ball hits the ground and rises to a height of 10 m. The impulse imparted to the ball during its collision with the ground is (Take g=9.8m/s2)                [2025]
 

  • 0

     

  • 84 NS

     

  • 21 NS

     

  • 7 NS

     

(3)

Mass of ball, m=0.5 kg

h1=40m and h2=10m

So, velocity of ball before hitting the ground

v1=2gh1=2×9.8×40v1=28m/s

After hitting the ground, let final velocity of the ball be v2.

  v2=2gh2=2×9.8×10v2=14m/s

Change in momentum, Δp=m[v2-(-v1)]

=12[14-(-28)]

Δp=21kgImpulse, Δp=21N s



Q 2 :    

A 1 kg object strikes a wall with velocity 1ms-1 at an angle of 60° with the wall and reflects at the same angle. If it remains in contact with the wall for 0.1 s, then the force exerted on the wall is               [2023]
 

  • 303N

     

  • Zero

     

  • 103N

     

  • 203N

     

(3)

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Impulse is a measure of the degree to which an external force produces a change in momentum of the body. Mathematically

F=|ΔpΔt|=2mvsinθt=2(1)(1)sin60°0.1=103N
 

 



Q 3 :    

A football player is moving southward and suddenly turns eastward with the same speed to avoid an opponent. The force that acts on the player while turning is   [2023]

  • along north-east

     

  • along south-west

     

  • along eastward

     

  • along northward

     

(1)

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Given, u=-uj^

v=ui^

Acceleration, a=v-ut

a=ui^+uj^t

Direction of acceleration =tanθ=vu=1

θ=45° along north-east, force is also acting towards north-east.



Q 4 :    

A bullet from a gun fired on a rectangular wooden block with velocity u. When bullet travels 24 cm through the block along its length horizontally, velocity of bullet becomes u3. Then it further penetrates into the block in the same direction before coming to rest exactly at the other end of the block. The total length of the block is   [2023]

  • 28 cm

     

  • 30 cm

     

  • 27 cm

     

  • 24 cm

     

(3)

When bullet covers 0.24 m, speed is u3

Here constant retardation (a) will be provided to the bullet by frictional force.

Now, applying equation of kinematics,

u29=u2-2a(0.24)89u2=a(0.48)

or     a=8u29×0.48                              ...(i)

Now, for further motion, let x be the distance when bullet stops.

0=u29-2ax,

2ax=u29a=u218x                  ...(ii)

From equation (i) and (ii), we get

8u29×0.48=u218xx=9×0.488×18=3cm

Thus, total length = 24cm+3cm=27cm



Q 5 :    

A ball of mass 0.15 kg is dropped from a height 10 m, strikes the ground and rebounds to the same height. The magnitude of impulse imparted to the ball is (g=10m/s2) nearly           [2021]
 

  • 1.4 kg m/s

     

  • 0 kg m/s

     

  • 4.2 kg m/s

     

  • 2.1 kg m/s

     

(3)

Mass, m=0.15kg; h1=10m, h2=10m; g=10m/s2

The velocity at the time of strike when going downwards.

             v=-2gh1

and when moving up v'=2gh2

Impulse = change in momentum mv'-mv=2mv (As h1=h2)

=2×0.15×2×10×10=4.2kg m/s

 



Q 6 :    

The force F acting on a particle of mass m is indicated by the force-time graph as shown. The change in momentum of the particle over the time interval from zero to 8 s is  [2014]

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  • 24 N s

     

  • 20 N s

     

  • 12 N s

     

  • 6 N s

     

 (3)

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Change in momentum = Area under F-t graph in that interval = Area of ABC - Area of rectangle CDEF +Area of rectangle FGHI

=12×2×6-3×2+4×3=12 N s