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Multiple choice modelling collisions collisions momentum work, energy and power physics

The co-efficient of restitution e for a perfectly elastic collision is

  1. $1$
  2. $0$
  3. $-1$

  4. infinity
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The co-efficient of restitution for a perfectly elastic collision is $e = 1$

The co-efficient of restitution for a perfectly inelastic collision is $e = 0$
The co-efficient of restitution for rest of the collisions is $0<e < 1$

Multiple choice modelling collisions collisions momentum work, energy and power physics

Two spheres of different masses moving in the same direction undergo perfect head on elastic collision.
Then,
a) Their velocities are interchanged if they are of same mass

b) If the heavier sphere were at rest before collision. it continues to be at rest after collision and the lighter sphere retraces its path with the same velocity

c) If the lighter sphere were at rest before collision, it moves with the velocity of the heavier sphere and the heavier sphere continues to move with its original velocity after collision.

d) If the lighter sphere were at rest before collision, it moves with double the velocity of the heavier sphere and the heavier sphere continues to move with its original velocity, after collision.

  1. a,b,c are correct

  2. a,b are correct

  3. b,c are correct

  4. a,b,d are correct
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A) Common result.
B) e.g Ball hitting a wall
C) $e= \dfrac{O-V}{V-V^{1}} = 1$
$V^{1} = 2V$
D) As in C

Multiple choice modelling collisions collisions momentum work, energy and power physics

 Assertion (A) : When a ball hits a floor obliquely and gets reflected after inelastic collision, only the vertical component of its velocity gets changed.
Reason (R) : During collision the floor exerts a force on the ball only along the normal but not parallel to the surface

  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation

  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but the reason does not give the correct explanation

  3. A is true but R is false

  4. A is false but R is true
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

During an oblique collision of ball with floor , the only force considered is normal reaction force which is always perpendicular to surface until clearly given rough surface no force parallel to surface is taken into account.

Multiple choice modelling collisions collisions momentum work, energy and power physics

A $90\ gm$ ball moving at $100 \ cm/s$ collide head on with a stationary $10\ gm$ ball. The coefficient of restitution is $0.5$. The collision is :

  1. elastic

  2. inelastic

  3. perfect inelastic

  4. none
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

If $e = 1$, then the collision is called perfectly elastic.
If $0 < e <1$, the collision is called inelastic.
If $e = 0$,  the collision is called perfectly inelastic.

Multiple choice modelling collisions collisions momentum work, energy and power physics

A body dropped freely from a height h on to a horizontal plane, bounces up and down and finally comes to rest.The coefficient of restitution is e. The ratio of velocities at the beginning and after two rebounds is 

  1. 1 : e

  2. e : 1
  3. $1 : e^3$
  4. $e^2 : 1 $
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Let initial velocity is v at time of collision. $v = \sqrt { 2gh } $

after first re bound velocity ${v} _{1} = ev$
after second rebound velocity ${v} _{2} = e{v} _{1} = {e}^{2}v$
ratio $=\dfrac { { v } _{ 2 } }{ v } =\dfrac { { e }^{ 2 }v }{ v } $
$ ={ e }^{ 2 }:1$

Multiple choice modelling collisions collisions momentum work, energy and power physics

Two bodies of equal masses moving with equal speeds makes a perfectly inelastic collision. If the speed after the collision is reduced to half, the velocities of approach is 

  1. $30 ^ { \circ }$
  2. $60 ^ { \circ }$
  3. $90 ^ { \circ }$
  4. $120 ^ { \circ }$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

For a perfectly inelastic collision of equal masses m, m*v1 + m*v2 = 2*m*v_final. If v_final = v/2, then v1 + v2 = v. This implies the angle between the initial velocity vectors must be 90 degrees.

Multiple choice modelling collisions collisions momentum work, energy and power physics

Two small spheres of equal mass, and heading towards each other with equal speeds, undergo a headon collision (no external force acts on system of two spheres). Then which of the following statement is correct?

  1. Their final velocities must be zero

  2. Their final velocities may be zero

  3. Each must have a final velocity equal to the others initial velocity

  4. Their velocities must be reduced in magnitude
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Nothing is mentioned about coefficient of restitution. 

Hence the only true statement is 'their final velocities may be zero.'

Multiple choice physics indian scientist: biography and achievements inventions and inventors in science scientists scientist and their achievements

What Benjamin Franklin invented?

  1. Bifocal spectacles

  2. Radio

  3. Barometer

  4. Hygrometer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Benjamin Franklin Invented Bifocal spectacle in 1760. Benjamin Franklin's had poor vision and needed glasses to read. He got tired of constantly taking them off and putting them back on, so he decided to figure out a way to make his glasses let him see both near and far. He had two pairs of spectacles cut in half and put half of each lens in a single frame. Today, we call them bifocals.