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CHAPTER 2: UNITS AND MEASUREMENT
DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS:
1. Write the dimensions of a and b in the relation P = (b-x2)/a*t where P is power, x is distance and t is
time. [M-1L0T2], [L2]
2. In (P + a/V2)*(V b) = constant, P and V refer to pressure and volume. Find the dimensions of a and b.
[M1L5T-2], [L3]
3. Force (F) and density (d) are related as F = a/(b + d . Find the dimension of and b.
4. Check the correctness of the relation using the method of dimensions.
h = 2 cos / r2dg where h is height, is surface tension, is angle of contact, r is radius , d is density
and g is acceleration due to gravity
5. By the method of dimension test the accuracy of the formula
δ mgl3 / 4b d3 Y,
where δ is the depression produced in the middle of a bar of length l, breadth b and depth d, when it is
loaded in the middle with mass m. Y is the Young’s modulus of the bar.
6. Find the dimensions of the quantity q from expression
T π m l3 / 3Yq)
Where T is the time period of a bar magnet of length l, mass m and Young’s modulus Y.
7. The Stoke’s formula for viscous force on a spherical body may depend upon its radius r , velocity of liquid
v and the coefficient of viscosity η . Find the formula dimensionally. F kηrv
8. The velocity ‘v’ of water wave may depend upon wavelength ‘λ’, density of water ‘d’ and acceleration due
to gravity ‘g’. Derive the formula dimensionally. k λg
9. The time of oscillation t of a small drop of liquid depends upon density d, radius r and surface tension σ.
Prove dimensionally that t = k (dr3/σ 1/2.
10. The time period T of oscillation of a gas bubble from an explosion under water depends upon the static
pressure (P), the density of water (d) and the total energy (E) of explosion. Find the dimension of T
dimensionally. [ T = K P-5/6d1/2E1/3]
11. The escape velocity from the surface of the earth may depend upon the universal gravitational constant
(G), mass of the earth (M) and the radius of the earth (R). Find the formula using the methods of
dimensional analysis. v k GM/R
12. The mass of the largest stone that can be moved by a flowing river depends upon the velocity (v), the
density of water ρ and acceleration due to gravity g . Deduce the formula dimensionally. [kv6ρg-3]
13. A planet moves around the sun in nearly circular orbit. Its period of revolution ‘T’ depends upon radius of
the orbit ‘r’, mass of the sum ‘M’ and the gravitational constant ‘G’. Show dimensionally that T 2
proportional to r3.
14. Derive by the method of dimensions an expression for the volume of a liquid flowing per unit time through
a narrow pipe. Rate of flow of liquid depends on coefficient of viscosity η , the radius of the tube r and
pressure gradient (P/L). [kPr4/ηL
15. Deduce by the method of dimension an expression for the energy of the body executing S.H.M. assuming
that energy depends upon the mass m of the body, the frequency ν of the body and the amplitude of
vibration (a). [ E = K mv2a2]
16. Reynolds’s number R , a constant depends upon velocity v, density and coefficient of viscosity of the
liquid ( ). Given that R varies directly as diameter D of the pipe, derive the formula of R using the method
of dimension R k ρvD/η
17. If the speed of light c, Plank’s constant h and gravitational constant G are chosen as fundamental units,
find out the dimension of mass, length and time.
ERROR ANALYSIS:
1. At what angle do the two forces (P + Q) and (P Q act so that the resultant is P2 + Q2)? [600]
2. A particle is acted upon by four forces simultaneously: (i) 30 N due east (ii) 20 N due north (iii) 50 N due
west and (iv) 40 N due south. Find the resultant force on the particle. N, 0 south of west]
3. Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 35m/s. After sometime wind started blowing at a speed of 12m/s in
east to west direction. In which direction should a person hold an umbrella to avoid the rains?
4. A motorboat is racing towards north at 25km/h and water current at that region is 10km/h at 600 east of
south. Find the resultant velocity of the boat.
5. The sum of magnitude of two forces acting at a point are 18 N and magnitude of their resultant is 12 N. If
the resultant makes an angle of 900 with the force of smaller magnitude, what are the magnitudes of the
two? [5 N, 13 N]
6. A man can swim with the speed of 4km/h in still water. How long does it take to cross the river 1 km wide,
if the river flows steadily at 3 km/h and he makes his strokes normal to the river current? How far from the
river does he go, when he reaches the other bank? [ 15 min, 0.75 km]
7. A man walking on a level road at a speed of 3 km/h. Rain drops fall vertically with a speed of 4 km/h. Find
the velocity of the raindrops w.r.t the man. In which direction should he hold the umbrella?
[5km/h, 36° ’
8. A force of 7i + 6k N makes a body move on a rough plane with a velocity of 3j + 4k m/s. Calculate the
power in watt. [24 W]
9. Show that |a + b| <= |a| + |b|.
10. Determine the sine of the angle between the vectors 3i + j +2k and 2i 2j + 4k. /
PROJECTILES
1. At which points on the projectile trajectory is the (i) potential energy maximum (ii) kinetic energy
minimum and (iii) total energy maximum? Find the energies at the respective points.
2. What will be the effect on the maximum height attained by a projectile when its angle of projection is
changed from 30° to 60° keeping velocity of projection same?
3. What is the angle of projection for a projectile motion whose range R is n times the maximum height?
4. A ball of mass m is thrown vertically up. Another ball of mass m is thrown at an angle θ with the vertical.
Both of them remain in the air for same period of time. What is the ratio of height attained by the two
balls?
5. A particle is projected with a velocity u so that its horizontal range is thrice the maximum height attained.
What is the horizontal range?
6. Prove that the maximum horizontal range is four times the maximum height attained by the projectile,
when fired at an inclination so as to have maximum horizontal range.
7. If R is the horizontal range for θ inclination and h is the maximum height reached by the projectile, show
that the maximum range is given by (R2/8h) + 2h.
8. A body is thrown horizontally from the top of a tower and strikes the ground after 3 seconds at an angle of
450 with the horizontal. Find the height of the tower and the speed with which the body was projected.
Take g = 9.8 m/s2. [44.1 m, 29.4 m/s]
9. A cricket ball is thrown at a speed of 28m/s in a direction 300 above the horizontal. Calculate (a) the
maximum height (b) time taken by the ball to return to the same level and (c) the distance from the
thrower where the ball lands. [ 10m, 2.9 s, 69.3 m]
10. A boy stands at 80 m from a building and throws a ball which just enters a window 40 m above the ground.
Calculate the velocity of projection of the ball. Take 9 = 10m/s2. [40 m/s]
11. A ball thrown at an angle θ and another ball thrown at an angle - θ with the horizontal direction from
the same point with velocity 40 m/s. The second ball reaches 50 m higher than the first ball. Find their
individual heights. g = 10 m/s2. [14 m, 64 m]
12. A hunter aims his gun and fires a bullet directly at a monkey in a tree. At the instant the bullet leaves the
barrel of the gun, the monkey drops. Explain with proper mathematical reasoning whether the bullet will
hit the monkey or not.
1. A stone tied to the end of a string 80 cm long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant speed. If the
stone makes 14 revolutions in 25 seconds, what is the magnitude and acceleration of the stone?
[ 991.2 cm/s2]
2. A cyclist is riding with a speed of 27 km/h. As he approaches a circular turn on a road of radius 80 m, he
applies brakes and reduces his speed at the constant rate 0.5 m/s. What is the magnitude and direction of
the net acceleration of the cyclist on the circular turn? [ 0.86 m/s2, 54° ’
3. A body of mass 0.4 kg is whirled in a horizontal circle of radius 2m with constant speed of 10m/s. Calculate
its (i) angular speed (ii) frequency of revolution (iii) time period and (iv) centripetal acceleration.
[5 rad/s, 0.8 Hz, 1.25s, 50 m/s2]
4. Calculate the linear acceleration of a particle moving in a circle of radius 0.4 m at the instant when its
angular velocity is 2 rad/s and its angular acceleration is 5 rad/s2. [2.6 m/s2, 38° ’
5. The angular velocity of a particle moving along a circle of radius 50 cm is increased in 5 minutes from 100
revolutions per minute to 400 revolutions per minute. Find (i) angular acceleration (ii) linear acceleration.
i π/ rad/s2, ii π/ cm/s2]
CHAPTER 5: LAWS OF MOTION
1. A bird is sitting on the floor of a wire cage and the cage is in the hand of a boy. The bird starts flying in the
cage. Will the boy experience any change in the weight of the cage?
2. Aeroplanes having propellers fly at low altitude while jet planes fly at high altitudes, why?
3. Why is it suggested that a gun must be held tightly with the shoulder while firing?
4. The speed of driving a car safely in darkness depends upon the range of headlights. Explain.
5. A retarding force is applied to stop a moving vehicle. If the speed of the vehicle is double of the original
value, what distance will it cover before coming to rest under the same retarding force?
6. How does banking of roads reduce wear and tear of the tyres?
NUMERICAL PROBLEMS:
1. A hammer weighing 1 kg moving with a speed of 20m/s strikes the head of a nail driving it 10 cm into a
wall. Neglecting the mass of the nail, calculate (a) the acceleration during the impact, (b) the time interval
during the impact and (c) the impulse. [-2000 m/s2, 0.01 sec, -20 Ns]
2. A monkey is ascending a branch with constant acceleration. If the breaking strength is 160% of the
monkeys weight, what is the maximum acceleration permitted for the monkey? [a <=6m/s2]
3. A cricket ball of mass 150 gm is moving with a velocity of 12 m/s and is hit by a bat, so that the ball is
turned back with a velocity of 20 m/s. The force of the blow acts for 0.01 seconds on the ball. Find the
average force exerted by the bat on the ball. [480 N]
4. A body of mass 1 kg initially at rest explodes and breaks into three fragments of masses in the ratio 1:1:3.
The two pieces of equal mass fly off perpendicular to each other with a speed of 30 m/s each. What is the
velocity of the heavier fragment? [14.14 m/s]
5. Weights of 50 gm and 40 gm are connected by a string passing over a smooth pulley. If the system travels
. m in the first seconds, find the value of ‘g’. [ 9.81 m/s2]
6. A monkey of mass 40 kg climbs a rope with an acceleration of 6m/s2 which can withstand a tension of 600
N. Will the rope break or not?
7. A horizontal force of 500 N pulls two masses 10 kg and 20 kg lying on a frictionless table connected by a
light string. What is the tension in the string? Does the answer depend on which mass the pull is applied?
[a = 50/3 m/s2, Yes]
8. Three blocks of masses M1= 10 kg, M2 = 20 kg and M3 = 30 kg are placed in a frictionless table. M1 is
connected to M2 and M2 is connected to M3 with a string. M3 is pulled with a force of 60 N. T1 and T2 are
the tension produced between the bodies’ M1 and M2 and between M2 and M3. Prove that T1/T2 = 1/3.
9. A man weighs 70 kg. He stands on a weighing machine in a lift, which is moving
(i) upwards with uniform speed of 10 m/s
(ii) downwards with uniform acceleration of 5 m/s2,
(iii) Upwards with uniform acceleration of 5 m/s2.
What would be the reading on the scale in each case? What would be the reading, if the lift falls freely
under gravity? [686 N, 336 N, 1036 N, 0]
10. A mass of 200 kg is placed on a rough inclined plane of angle 30 0. If coefficient of limiting friction is / ,
find the greatest and the least forces, acting parallel to the plane to keep the mass in equilibrium.
[ 1960 N, 0 N]
11. When an automobile moving with a speed of 36 km/h reaches an upward inclined road of angle 300, its
engine is switched off. If the coefficient of friction involved is 0.1, how much distance will it move before
coming to rest? [8.52 m]
12. Two blocks A and B each of mass 14 kg are connected by an inextensible string passing over a light
frictionless pulley. Block A is free to slide on a surface inclined at an angle of 30 0 with the horizontal
whereas block B hangs freely and moves downward with constant velocity. What is (i) the magnitude of
frictional force and (ii) the coefficient of kinetic friction? g= 10m/s2. [70 N, 0.6]
13. A body m1 of mass 10 kg is placed on a smooth horizontal table. It is connected to a string which passes
over a frictionless pulley and carries at the other end, a body m2 of mass 5 kg. What is the acceleration
produced in the bodies? What will be the tension in the string during motion of the bodies? What will be
the tension when bodies stop? [ a = 3.33 m/s2, 33.3 N, 50 N]
14. A metal block of mass 0.5 kg is placed on a plane inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 30 0. If the
coefficient of friction is 0.2, what force must be applied (i) to just prevent the block from sliding down the
inclined plane, (ii) to just move the block up the inclined plane and (iii) to move it up the inclined plane
with an acceleration of 20 cm/s2? [1.6 N, 3.3 N, 3.4 N]
15. A boy is sitting on the horizontal platform of a joy wheel at a distance of 5m from the centre. The joy
wheel begins to rotate and when the angular speed exceeds 10 rpm, the boy just slips. What is the
coefficient of friction between the boy and the platform? [0.56]
16. Two blocks of masses 35 kg and 55 kg, connected by an inextensible string passing over a light frictionless
pulley, rests on two smooth inclined planes which are making an angle of 600 and 300 with the horizontal
respectively. If the 35 kg block is sliding down, find the acceleration of the bodies and the tension in the
string. [a = 0.306 m/s2, T = 286.3 N]
17. A long playing record revolves with a speed of 100/3 rpm and has a radius of 15 cm. Two coins are placed
at 4 cm and 14 cm away from the center of the record. If the coefficient of friction between the coins and
the record is 0.15, which of the two coins will revolve with the record? [ 1st coin]
CHAPTER 6: WORK, ENERGY and POWER
1. A body is constrained to move along z-axis is subject to a constant force of F = -i + 2j +3k N, where i,j,k are
the unit vectors along x-axis, y-axis and z-axis respectively. What is the work done by this force in moving
the body by a distance of 4 m along z-axis?
2. What are the factors on which the spring constant of a spring depends?
3. Is it possible that a body is in accelerated motion under force acting on the body, yet no work is being
done by the force? Give example.
4. A light body and a heavy body have same linear momentum. Which body has the larger K.E?
5. How are fast neutrons slowed down using moderators?
6. An aero plane’s velocity is doubled. What happens to its momentum and kinetic energy?
7. What will happen when (a) a heavy body collides with a light mass at rest, and (b) a light body collides with
a heavy body at rest?
8. Two springs A and B are identical except that A is stiffer than B, i.e. force constant of A > force constant of
B. In which spring is more work done if they are stretched by same force?
9. A particle of mass m is moving in a horizontal circle of radius r, under a centripetal force equal to (K/r2),
where K is constant. What is the total energy of the particle? [-K/2r]
10. A sphere of mass m moving with a velocity u hits another stationary sphere of same mass. If e is the
coefficient of restitution, what is the ratio of velocities of two spheres after collision?
NUMERICAL PROBLEMS:
1. If the linear momentum of a body increases by 20%, what will be the % increase in the kinetic energy of
the body? [44%]
2. If the kinetic energy of a body increases by 300%, what will be the % increase in the linear momentum of
the body? [100%]
3. A uniform chain of length 2m is kept on a table such that a length of 60 cm hangs freely from the edge of
the table. The total mass of the chain is 4 kg. What is the work done in pulling the entire chain on the
table? [3.6 J]
4. A pump on the ground floor of a building can pump up water to fill a tank of volume 30 m 3 in 15 minute. If
the tank is 40 m above the ground and the efficiency of the pump is 30%, how much electric power is
consumed by the pump? [ 43.6 KW]
5. A particle of mass 0.5 kg travels in a straight line with velocity v = ax3/2 where a = 5m-1/2 s-1. What is the
work done by the net force during its displacement form x = 0 to x = 2m? [50 J]
6. A bullet of mass 10 g is fired with a velocity of 800 m/s. After passing through a mud wall 1m thick; its
velocity decreases to 100 m/s. Find the average resistance offered by the wall? [3150 N]
7. A shot traveling at the rate of 100 m/s is just able to pierce a plank 4 cm thick. What velocity is required to
just pierce a plank 9 cm thick? [150 m/s]
8. The bob of a pendulum is released from horizontal position. If the length of the bob is 1.5 m, what is the
speed with which the bob arrives at the lowest position? Assume 5% of the energy is lost due to air
resistance. [ 5.3m/s]
9. A ball of 0.1 kg makes an elastic head on collision with a ball of unknown mass that is initially at rest. If the
0.1 kg ball rebounds with one third of its original speed, what is the mass of the second ball? [0.2 kg]
10. A railway carriage of mass 9000 kg moving with a speed of 36 km/h collides with a stationary carriage of
the same mass. After the collision, the carriages get coupled and move together. What is their common
speed after collision? How much of the kinetic energy is lost during the collision? [5m/s, 225000 J]
11. A ball is dropped to the ground from a height of 2m. The coefficient of restitution is 0.6. To what height
will the ball rebound? [ 0.72 m]
12. A ball moving with a speed of 9 m/s strikes an identical ball at rest such that after collision the direction of
each ball makes an angle 300 with the original line of motion. Find the speeds of the two balls after the
collision. Is the kinetic energy conserved in the collision process? m/s, No
13. A car of mass 1000 kg moving on a horizontal road with a speed of 18 km/h collides with a horizontally
mounted spring of spring constant 6.25 x 103 N/m. if the coefficient of friction is 0.5, calculate the
maximum compression of the spring. Take g = 10m/s2 [1.35 m]
14. Two blocks A and B are connected to each other as shown in the figure. The string and spring is mass less
and pulley frictionless. Block B slides over the horizontal top surface of stationary block C and the block A
slides along the vertical side of C both with same uniform speed. The coefficient of friction between the
blocks is 0.2 and the spring constant is 2000 N/m, if the mass of block A is 2kg, calculate (i) the mass of
block B and (ii) energy stored in the spring. Take g = 10 m/s2. [ 10 kg, 0.1 J]
CHAPTER 7: SYSTEM OF PARTICLES AND
ROTATIONAL MOTION
1. Why an ice skater or a ballet dancer does sometimes stretches their hands and sometimes brings them
closer to the body while performing their routines?
2. If angular momentum is conserved in a system whose moment of inertia is decreased, will its rotational
kinetic energy be also conserved?
3. Torques of equal magnitude is applied to hollow cylinder and a solid sphere, both having the same mass
and radius. The cylinder is free to rotate about its standard axis of symmetry and the sphere is free to
rotate about an axis passing through its centre. What is the ratio of their angular acceleration?
4. What is the moment of inertia of a uniform circular disc and circular ring of radius R and mass M about
(i) Diameter of the disc and ring
(ii) An axis passing through a point on its edge and normal to the disc?
(iii) A tangent in the plane of the disc and ring. M.I. about an axis passing through its centre and
perpendicular to it is ½ MR2 and MR2.
NUMERICAL PROBLEM:
1. Three identical spheres each of radius ‘r’ and mass ‘m’ are placed touching each other on a horizontal
floor. Locate the position of centre of mass of the system. r, r/
2. Two particles of mass 2kg and 1kg are moving along the same straight line with speeds of 2m/s and 5m/s
respectively. What is the speed of the centre of mass of the system if both the particles are moving (i) in
same direction and (ii) in opposite direction? [ 3m/s, 1/3 m/s]
3. A square of side 4 cm and uniform thickness is divided into four equal squares as shown. If one of the
squares is cut off, how much would the centre of mass of the remaining portion shift? 2/3 cm]
4. From a square sheet of uniform density, a portion is removed as shown. Find the centre of mass of the
remaining portion if the side of the square is ‘a’. Assume the left corner of the square is lying at origin.
[7/18 a, a/2]
5. A circular disc has a mass M and radius R. How would the CM of the disc change if a circular portion of
radius R/2 is cut from it?
6. What will be the duration of the day, if earth suddenly shrinks to 1/64 th of its original volume? [1.5 hr]
7. Energy of 484 J is spent in increasing the speed of a flywheel from 60 to 360 rpm. Calculate MI of flywheel.
[0.7kgm2]
8. A particle starts rotating from rest according to the formula θ t 3/20 t2/3. Calculate the angular velocity
and angular acceleration after 5 seconds. [ 7.92 rad/s, 3.83 rad/s2]
9. A boy is seated in a revolving chair revolving at an angular speed of 120 rpm. By some arrangement, the
boy decreases the moment of inertia of the system from 6 kgm2 to 2kgm2. What will be the new angular
speed? [ 360 rpm]
10. A grindstone has moment of inertia 50 m.k.s. unit. A constant torque is applied and the grindstone is found
to have a speed of 150 rpm, 10 seconds after starting from rest. Find the torque. π Nm
11. A flywheel rotating at the rate of 120 rpm slows down at a constant rate of 2 rad/s 2. What time is required
to stop the flywheel and how many rotations does it make in the process? π s, π rev
12. A sphere of mass 2 kg and radius 5 cm is rotating at the rate of 300 rpm. Calculate the torque required to
stop it in 6.28 revolutions. M.I of sphere = 2/5 MR2. [ 2.542 x 10 -2 Nm]
13. A flywheel of moment of inertia 5 kgm2 is rotated at a speed of 60 rad/s. Because of friction on the axle, it
comes to rest in 5 minutes. Find (a) Average torque of the friction, (b) Total work done by the friction, (c )
Angular momentum of the wheel one minute before it stops rotating. [-1 N-m, 9kJ, 60 kgm2/s]
14. A flywheel of mass 1000 kg and radius 1m is rotating at the rate of 420 rpm. Find the constant retarding
torque required to stop the wheel in 14 rotations, assuming mass to be concentrated at the rim.
[10000 Nm]
15. A disc of mass 200 kg and radius 0.5 m is rotating at the rate of 8 revolutions per second. Find the constant
torque required to stop the disc in 11 rotations. [ 457 N-m]
16. A solid cylinder of mass 20 kg rotates about its axis with angular speed of 100 rad/s. the radius of the
cylinder is is 0.25 m. What is the kinetic energy associated with the rotation of the cylinder? What is the
magnitude of the angular momentum of the cylinder about its axis. [31250 J, 62.5 Nms]
CHAPTER 8: GRAVITATION
1. According to Newton’s law of gravitation, the apple and the earth experiences equal and opposite forces
due to gravitation. So, why only the apple falls towards the earth and not the earth towards the apple?
2. The mass and the diameter of a planet are twice that of the earth. What will be the time period of that
pendulum on this planet for a second’s pendulum at the earth?
3. Why do every falling body to the surface of the earth experience the same acceleration due to gravity?
4. If the diameter of the earth becomes twice the present value but its average density remains unchanged
then how would be the weight of an object on the surface of the earth be affected?
5. Two artificial satellites, one close to the surface and the other away are revolving around the earth, which
has larger speed and why?
6. In what way gravitation of a planet or satellite determine the existence of its atmosphere?
7. When a satellite moves to a lower orbit in the atmosphere of the earth, it becomes hot. This indicates that
there is some dissipation of energy. But the satellite falls towards earth with increasing speed. Why?
8. Generally the path of a projectile from the earth is parabolic but it is elliptical for projectiles going to very
great height. Why?
9. The radii of two planets are respectively R1 and R2 and their densities are respectively 1 and 2
respectively. What is the acceleration due to gravity on their surfaces?
10. When a clock controlled by a pendulum is taken to a mountain it becomes slow but a wrist watch
controlled by a spring remains unaffected. Explain the different behavior of the two watches.
11. Name two factors which determine whether a planet would have an atmosphere or not.
12. Two satellites are revolving in same orbit, with one separated from the other by distance ’x’. Will the
second satellite be able to overcome the first by increasing its speed? Why or why not?
13. A person sitting on an artificial satellite feels weightlessness but a person standing on moon has weight
though moon is also a satellite of the earth. Give reason.
NUMERICAL PROBLEMS:
1. At what height from the surface of the earth, will the value of g be reduced by 36% from the value at the
surface? R = 6400 km. [ 1600 km]
2. Find the percentage decrease in weight of a body, when taken (I)16 km below the surface of the earth and
(ii) 16 Km above the surface of earth. R = 6400 km. [ (i) 0.25%, (ii) 0.5 % ]
3. A body weighs 64 N on the surface of the earth. What is the gravitational force on it, due to the earth, at a
height equal to half the radius of earth? Acc. Due to gravity on the surface of the earth = 10 m/s. [28.44 N]
4. At what height above earth’s surface, value of g is same as in a mine km deep? [ 50 km]
5. How much below the surface does the acceleration due to gravity become 70% of its value on the surface?
Radius of the earth = 6.4 x 106 m. [ 1.92 x 106 m ]
6. Calculate the increase in the potential energy of an object of mass m raised from the surface of the earth
to a height equal to the radius of the earth. [ ½ mgR]
7. To what height a mass can go, when sent up with a velocity of half the escape velocity? [R/3]
8. A man can jump 1.5 m high on the earth. Calculate the approximate height he might be able to jump on a
planet whose density is 1/4th and radius 1/3rd of earth’s surface. [ 18 m]
9. A body hanging from a spring stretches it by cm at earth’s surface. How much will the same body stretch
the spring at a place km above the earth’s surface? R km. [ 0.64 cm]
10. At what height above the earth’s surface, the value of g is half of its value on earth’s surface? R km.
[2649.6 km]
11. A mass of 0.5 kg is weighed on a balance at the top of a tower 20 m high. The mass is then suspended from
the pan of the balance by a fine wire 20 m long and is reweighed. Find the change in weight. R = 6400 km.
[3.125 x 10-6 kgf]
12. Find the potential energy of a system of four particles each of mass m placed at the vertices of a square of
side L. Also obtain the potential at the centre of the square. [-5.41 Gm2/L, - Gm/L
13. Find the work done to bring 4 particles each of mass 100 g from large distances to the vertices of a square
of side 20 cm. [ -1.8 x 10 -11 J]
14. Jupiter has a mass 318 times that of earth and its radius is 11.2 times that of earth. Estimate the escape
velocity of a body from Jupiter’s surface, given that escape velocity from earth is . km/s . [59.7km/s]
15. The escape velocity of a projectile on the earth’s surface is 11.2 km/s. A body is projected out with thrice
this speed. What is the speed of the body far away from the earth? Ignore the presence of the sun and
other planet. [31.68 km/s]
16. An artificial satellite revolves around the earth at a height of 1000 km. the radius of the earth is 6.38 x 10 3
km. mass of earth is 6 x 1024 kg and G = 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2/kg2. Find the orbital velocity and period of
revolution. [7364 m/s, 6297 s]
CHAPTER 9 AND 10: BULK PROPERTIES OF
MATTER
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLID: