Energy in Rotation

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Energy in Rotation: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Rotational Kinetic Energy, Translational Kinetic Energy, Energy in Rotational Motion, Total Energy in Rolling, Conservation of Energy in Rolling and, Energy of Rigid Bodies Rolling down an Inclined Plane

Important Questions on Energy in Rotation

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A disc of radius 0.1 m rolls without sliding on a horizontal surface with a velocity of 6 m s-1 . It then ascends a smooth continuous track as shown in figure. The height upto which it will ascend is (in cm) : ( g=10 m s-2 )


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A ring of radius 2 m weights 100 kg. It rolls (pure rolling) along a horizontal floor so that its centre of mass has a speed of 20 cm s-1. If work done to stop it is x J. Then x will be

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The speed of a solid sphere after rolling down from rest without sliding on an inclined plane of vertical height h is

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At shown instant a thin uniform rod AB of length L=1 m and mass m=1 kg is coincident with y-axis such that centre of rod is at origin. The velocity of end A and centre O of rod at shown instant are vA=-2i^ m s-1 and v0=10i^ m s-1 respectively. Then the kinetic energy of rod at the shown instant is:

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A uniform circular disc of mass 400 g and radius 4.0 cm is rotated about one of its diameter at an angular speed of 10 rad s-1. The kinetic energy of the disc is

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The ring of radius 1 m and mass 15 kg is rotating about its diameter with angular velocity of 25rad/sec. Its kinetic energy is

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The angular momentum of a particle describing uniform circular motion is L. If its kinetic energy is halved and angular velocity doubled, its new angular momentum is

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A body having a moment of inertia about its axis of rotation equal to 3 kg m2 is rotating with an angular velocity of 3 rad s-1. Kinetic energy of this rotating body is same as that of a body of mass 27 kg moving with a velocity v. The value of v is

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A fly wheel is in the form of a uniform circular disc of radius 1 m and mass 2 kg. The work which must be done on it to increase its frequency of rotation from 5 rev s-1 to 10 rev s-1 is approximately

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The rotational KE of a body is E and its moment of inertia is I. The angular momentum is

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Energy of 1000 J is spent to increase the angular speed of a wheel from 20 rad s-1 to 30 rad s-1. Moment of inertia of the wheel in kg m2 

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A wheel of mass 10 kg and radius 0.8 m is rolling on a road with an angular speed 20rads-1 without sliding. The moment of inertia of the wheel about the axis of rotation is 1.2kgm2, then the percentage of rotational kinetic energy in the total kinetic energy of the wheel is ____________(approximately)

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A wheel is at rest in horizontal position. Its M.I. about vertical axis passing through its centre is 'I'. A constant torque 'τ' acts on it for 't' second. The change in rotational kinetic energy is

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A uniform sphere of mass m=2.5 kg and radius R=10 cm rotates with an angular velocity, ω=200 rad s-1 about its diameter. Find its kinetic energy.

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Kinetic energy of rotation of a flywheel of radius 2 m, mass 8 kg and angular speed 4 rad s-1 about an axis perpendicular to its plane and passing through its center is

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If the rotational kinetic energy of a body is increased by 300 % then the percentage increase in its angular momentum :-

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A wheel is rotating freely with an angular speed ω on a shaft. The moment of inertia of the wheel is I and the moment of inertia of the shaft is negligible. Another wheel of moment of inertia 3I initially at rest is suddenly coupled to the same shaft. The resultant fractional loss in the kinetic energy of the system is:

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A small sphere rolls down without slipping from the top of a track in a vertical plane as shown. The track has an elevated section and a horizontal path. The horizontal part is 1.0 m above the ground level and the top of the track is 2.4 m above the ground. Find the distance on the ground with respect to a point B where the sphere lands.

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