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CENTRE OF MASS, COLLISSION AND LINEAR MOMENTUM 1. A particle A suffers an oblique elastic collision with a particle B that is at rest initially. If their masses are the same, then, after the collision : a) they will move in original direction while B remains at rest b) A continues to move in the original direction while B remains at rest c) they will move in mutually perpendicular directions. d) A comes to rest and B starts moving in the direction of the original motion of A. 2. A metal ball hits a wall and does not rebound whereas a rubber ball of the same mass of hitting the wall with the same velocity rebounds back. It can be concluded that : a) metal ball suffers greater change in momentum b) rubber ball suffers greater change in momentum c) the initial momentum of metal ball is greater than initial momentum of rubber ball d) both suffer same change in momentum. 3. A ball hits the floor and rebounds after inelastic collision. In this case a) the momentum of the ball just after the collision is the same as that just before the collision b) the mechanical energy of the ball remains the same in the collision c) the total momentum of the ball and the earth is conserved d) the total mechanical energy of the ball and the earth is conserved. 4. A shell initially at rest explodes in two equal fragments A and B. Then a) A and B have collinear velocities in the same direction b) A and B have equal speeds but opposite velocities c) A and B have equal speeds but their velocities inclined to each other d) A and B may have unequal speeds but opposite velocities. 5. A space craft of mass M is moving with velocity v in free space when it explodes and breaks in two. After the explosion, a mass m of the space craft is left stationery. What is the velocity of other part ? a) Mv / ( M - m ) b) Mv / ( M + m ) c) Mv / ( m - M ) d) ( M + m ) v/M

6. A bullet of mass a and velocity b is fired into a large block of mass c. The final velocity of the system is a)

c .b a +b

b)

a .b a+c

c)

a +b .a c

d)

a+c .b a

7. A bullet of mass m moving with velocity v strikes a suspended wooden block of mass M at rest. If the collision is inelastic block rises to a height h, the initial velocity of the bullet will be a)

(2 gh)

b)

( M + m) ( 2 gh) m

c)

m (2 gh) ( M + m)
e2 h

d)

( M + m) ( 2 gh) M
h e2

8. A ball is dropped from a height h on the ground. If the coefficient of restitution is e, the height to which the ball goes up after it rebounds is a) he2 b) he c) d)

9. A sphere of mass m moving with a constant velocity u hits another stationary sphere of the same mass. If e is the coefficient of restitution, then ratio of velocities of the two spheres after collision will be a)

1 e 1+ e

b)

1+ e 1 e

c)

e +1 e 1

d)

e 1 e +1

10. A radioactive nucleus initially at rest decays by emitting an electron and neutron at right angles to one another. The momentum of the electron is 3.2 10-23 kg-m/sec and that of the neutron is 6.4 10-23 kg-m/sec. The direction of the recoiling nucleus with that of the electron motion is a) tan-1 ( 0.5 ) b) tan-1 ( 2 ) c) - tan-1 ( 2 ) d) / 2 + tan-1 (2)

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11. A shell is fired from a canon with velocity v m/sec at an angle q with the horizontal direction. At the highest point in its path, it explodes into two pieces of equal mass. One of the pieces retraces its path to the canon and the speed in m/sec of the other piece immediately after the explosion is a) 3 v cos b) 2 v cos c) 3/2 . v cos d)

3 / 2 . v cos

12. Two solid rubber balls, A and B having masses 200 and 400 gm respectively are moving in opposite directions with velocity of A equal to 0.3 m/sec. After collision, the two balls come to rest when the velocity of B is a) 0.15 m/sec b) 1.5 m/sec c) 0.3 m/sec d) none of these

13. A ball is allowed to fall from a height of 10 m. If there is 40% loss of energy due to impact, then after one impact ball will go up to a) 10 m b) 8 m c) 4 m d) 6 m

14. A bag P ( mass M ) hangs by a long thread and a bullet ( mass m ) comes horizontally with velocity v and gets caught in the bag. Then for the combined ( bag + bullet ) system

mvM a) momentum is M +m mv ( M + m) c) momentum is M

mv 2 b) kinetic energy is 2
d)

m2 v 2 kinetic energy is 2 ( M + m)

15. A bullet is fired from a gun, which is free to recoil. Then the K.E. of the recoil of the gun is a) greater than that of the bullet b) equal to that of the bullet c) less than that of the bullet d) equal to loss in potential energy of the spring system in the gun. 16. A body of mass M at rest explodes into three pieces, two of which of mass M/4 each, are thrown off in perpendicular directions with velocities of 3 m/s and 4 m/s respectively. The third piece will be thrown off with a velocity of : a) 1.5 m/s c) 2.5 m/s b) 2.0 m/s d) 3.0 m/s

17. A and B are two identical masses, at rest, suspended by an inextensible string passing over a smooth frictionless pulley. Particle A is given a push downwards with a speed u. It collides elastically with the floor and rebounds. Immediately after collision, a) both A and B are at rest. c) A and B both move upwards with unequal speed. b) A moves upwards and B downwards with equal speed. (d) A and B both move upwards with equal speed.

18. A pendulum consists of a wooden bob of mass m and length l. A bullet of mass m1 is fired towards the pendulum with a speed v1. The bullet emerges out of the bob with a speed v1/3, and the bob just completes motion along a vertical circle. Then v1 is a)

FG m IJ Hm K
1

5 gl

b)

3 m 2 m1

FG IJ H K

(5 gl )

c)

2 m1 3 m

FG IJ H K

(5 gl )

d)

FG m IJ H mK
1

( gl )

19. A block of mass 1 kg moving with speed 4 m/s collides with another block of mass 2 kg at rest. The lighter block comes to rest after collision. The loss of K.E. of the system is c) 4 joule d) none of these a) 8 joule b) 4 10-7 joule 20. On a stationery sail-boat, air is blown at the sails from a fan attached to the boat. The boat will a) remain stationary b) spin around c) move in a direction opposite to that in which air is blown d) move in the direction in which the air is blown.

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21. The engines of a jet aircraft apply a thrust force of 105 N during take off and cause the plane to attain a velocity of 1 km/sec in 10 seconds. The mass of the plane is a) 102 kg b) 103 kg c) 104 kg d) 105 kg

22. Two particles A and B, initially at rest, move towards each other under a mutual force of attraction. At the instant, when the speed of A is V and the speed of B is 2V, the speed of the cm of the system is a) zero b) V c) 1.5 V d) 3 V 23. A block of mass m rests on a wedge of mass M, which, in turn, rests on a horizontal table (see figure ). All surfaces are frictionless. If the block starts from rest, a) the position of the cm of the system will change along both horizontal and vertical directions. b) the position of the cm of the system will change along the vertical but not along the horizontal direction c) the position of the cm of the system will change along the horizontal but not along the vertical direction d) nothing can be said about the position of the cm 24. Two particles P and Q are initially at rest and 1 m apart. P has a mass of 1 kg and Q a mass of 3 kg. Due to mutual attraction, P and Q move towards each other. They collide at a distance a) 0.25 m from P b) 0.25 m from Q c) 0.5 m from Q d) 0.5 m from P 25. Two particles P and Q of mass 1 kg and 3 kg, respectively, move towards each other under mutual attraction with velocities 30 m s-1 and 6 m s-1. The velocity of their cm is a) 36 m s-1 b) 18 m s-1 c) 3 m s-1 d) none of these 26. If two particles of masses m1 and m2 move with speeds v1 and v2 towards each other on a smooth horizontal table, the speed of their cm is a)

m1v1 + m2 v2 m1 + m2

b)

m1v1 m2 v2 m1 + m2

c)

m1v2 + m2 v1 m1 + m2

d)

m1v2 m2 v1 m1 + m2

27. The position coordinates ( x, y ) of the CG of the L-shaped plate with reference to the origin at the lower lefthand corner are a) x = 11 cm, c) x = 3 cm,

y = 9 cm y = 10 cm

b)

x = 7 cm, y = 9 cm

d) x = 14 cm,

y = 8 cm

28. The position coordinates shown in the figure are

( x , y ) of the cm of the T-shaped plate with reference to the frame

a) x = 0,

y = 8 cm
20 cm 3

b)

y =

20 20 , x = cm 3 3

c)

y = 0, x =

d) x = 0,

y =

20 cm 3

29. Two masses m1 and m2 are separated by a distance l. The distance of their cm from m1 is a)

m1 l m + m2

b)

m2 l m1 + m2

c)

m1 l m2

d)

m2 l m1

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30. A body of a mass m1 is moving with a velocity v. It collides with another stationary body of mass m2 . They get embedded. At the point of collision, the velocity of the system a) increases b) decreases c) remains samd) becomes zero

Answers 1. 7. 13. 19. 25. c b d c c 2. 8. 14. 20. 26. b a d a b 3. 9. 15. 21. 27. c a c b d 4. 10. 16. 22. 28. b c c a a 5. 11. 17. 23. 29. a a d b b 6. 12. 18. 24. 30. b a b b c