Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy

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Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, Force and Potential Energy, Equilibrium of Bodies, Stable Equilibrium, Unstable Equilibrium & Neutral Equilibrium etc.

Important Questions on Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy

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A ball whose kinetic energy is E, is projected at an angle of 45°  with the horizontal. The kinetic energy of the ball at the highest point of its flight will be,

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A ball whose kinetic energy is E, is projected at an angle of   45°  to the horizontal. The kinetic energy of the ball at the highest point of its flight will be –

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Calculate the kinetic energy of a bus of mass 104kg moving with a speed of 108km h-1.

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Which of the following is non-conservative force?

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If the momentum of the body increases by 10% then the increase in Kinetic energy of the body is

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A car weighing 1800 kg changes its speed from 18 km/h to 108 km/h in 5 seconds and a loaded truck weighing 9000 kg changes its speed from 36 km/h to 72 km/h in 10 seconds. Find the ratio of the power of the car to the power of the truck.

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A ball is dropped from a height of 20 m if it loses 10% of its kinetic energy on striking the ground, what is the height to which it bounces after its 3rd touchdown?

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A bomb of 12 kg explodes into two pieces of masses 4 kg and 8 kg. The velocity of 8 kg is 6 m/s. The kinetic energy of the other mass is ?

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An automobile engine of mass m accelerates and constant power Pis applied by the engine. The instantaneous speed of the engine will be

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If p and E represent linear momentum and kinetic energy respectively, then the graph between E and p is correctly shown by ?

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Two unequal masses possess the same momentum, then the kinetic energy of the heavier mass is _____ the kinetic energy of the lighter mass.

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Which of the following graph represents the potential energy and Kinetic Energy of a ball dropped from a height and reaches the ground?

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Mark true or false and choose the appropriate option: 1. When the velocity of a ball decreases by 25% then K.E. also decreases by 44% nearly. 2. When the momentum of an object is increased by 25% then K.E. also increases by 44% nearly 3. If a ball dropped from height loses 25% of its K.E. striking the ground then the ball loses its height also by 25% after the bounce.

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When the momentum of a body increases by 100%, its K.E. increases by ?

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Two unequal masses posses the same K.E. Then, the heavier mass has.

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Which of the following is true for an Unstable equilibrium ?

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The K.E. acquired by a mass m in travelling a certain distance d, starting from rest, under the action of a constant force is directly proportional to:

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Kinetic energy of a body can be increased more by _____.

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An air molecule of mass 5.0×10-26 kg and moving with a speed of 500 m s-1 has a kinetic energy of about e=1.6×10-19 C