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The potential energy of a particle of mass 5 kg moving in the xy plane is given as

U=- 7x + 24 y Joules, x and y in meters. Initially at t=0 the particle is at the origin 0, 0 moving with a velocity of v=62.4 i^ + 0.7 j^ m/s, then -

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Important Questions on Work, Energy and Power

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A 0.5 kg block moving at a speed of 12 m s-1 compresses a spring through a distance 30 cm when its speed is halved. The spring constant of the spring will be _____ N m-1.
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A particle is kept on the surface of a uniform sphere of mass 1000 kg and radius 1 m. The work done per unit mass against the gravitational force between them is

G=6.67×10-11 N m2 Kg-2
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In the figure, mass of A is m and that of B is 2m. All the surface are smooth. System is released from rest with spring unstretched. Then, the maximum extension Xm in spring will be

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A particle with total mechanical energy which is small and negative is under the influence of a one dimensional potential Ux=x44-x22 J, where x is in meters. At time t=0 s, it is at x=-0.5 m. Then at a later time it can be found,
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A spring of natural length l and spring constant 50 N/m is kept on a horizontal frictionless table with one end attached to a rigid support. First the spring was compressed by 10 cm and then released to hi a ball of mass 20 g kept at a distance l from the rigid support, if after hitting the ball, the natural length of the spring is restored, what is the speed with which the ball moved ? (Ignore the air resistance)
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Consider two masses with m1>m2 connected by a light inextensible string that passes over a pulley of radius R and moment of inertia I about its axis of rotation. The string does not slip on the pulley and the pulley turns without friction. The two masses are released from rest separated by a vertical distance 2h. When the two masses pass each other, the speed of the masses is proportional to
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Two springs of force constants k1 and k2 are stretched by the same force. The ratio of potential energies stored in them is

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Blocks of masses m, 2m, 4m and 8m are arranged in a line of a frictionless floor. Another block of mass m, moving with speed υ along the same line (see figure) collides with mass m in perfectly inelastic manner. All the subsequent collisions are also perfectly inelastic. By the time the last block of mass 8m starts moving the total energy loss is p% of the original energy. Value of p is close to:
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A mass $m$, suspended vertically by a massless ideal spring with spring constant $k$, is at rest. The mass is displaced upward by a height $h$. When released, the kinetic energy of the mass will be proportional to (Neglecting air resistance)
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Given below is the plot of a potential energy function U(x) for a system, in which a particle is in one dimensional motion, while a conservative force F(x) acts on it. Suppose that Emech =8 J, the incorrect statement for this system is :

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Two particles A and B of same mass have their de-Broglie wavelengths in the ratio XA :XB=K :1. Their potential energies UA :UB=1 :K2. The ratio of their total energies EA :EB is
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If a spring of spring constant 200 N m-1 is compressed by 5 cm, then the energy stored in the spring is
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A person trying to lose weight by burning fat lifts a mass of 10 kg upto a height of 1m 1000 times. Assume that the potential energy lost each time he lowers the mass is dissipated. How much fat will he use up considering the work done only when the weight is lifted up? Fat supplies 3.8×107 J of energy per kg which is converted to mechanical energy with a 20% efficiency rate. Take g=9.8 ms-2 :
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A particle is moving in a circle of radius r under the action of a force F=αr2 which is directed towards centre of the circle. Total mechanical energy (kinetic energy + potential energy) of the particle is (take potential energy=0 for r=0):
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Hydrogen ion and singly ionized helium atom are accelerated, from rest, through the same potential difference. The ratio of final speeds of hydrogen and helium ions is close to:
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A mass of  0.5 kg moving with a speed of 1.5 m s-1 on a horizontal smooth surface, collides with a nearly weightless spring of force constant k=50 N m-1. The maximum compression of the spring would be

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If the potential energy between two molecules is given by U=Ar6-Br12, then at equilibrium, separation between molecules, and the potential energy are:
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A uniform chain has a mass ' m ' and length l '. It is held on a frictionless table with one-sisth of its length hanging over the edge. The work done in just pulling the hanging part back on the table is:
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The figure shows the variation of potential energy with distance. The part of the graph which represents the repulsive force is

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A uniform chain of mass  M and length L is lying on a smooth horizontal table, with half of its length hanging down. The work done in pulling the entire chain up the table is