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A block of mass m=1kg is placed on a plank of mass M=2kg, which is placed on a horizontal frictionless surface. There is no friction between the block and the plank. Block and plank are connected by a spring of spring constant 6N m-1 as shown in the figure. An impulse J=5N sec is applied on the plank. Possible magnitude of acceleration of the block during its subsequent motion is/are :

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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 of mass m is initially at rest at the origin. It is subjected to a force and starts moving along the x - axis. Its kinetic energy changes with time as dKdt=γt, where γ is a positive constant of appropriate dimensions. Which of the following statements is (are) true?
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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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A force acts on a 2 kg object so that its position is given as a function of time as x=3t2+5. What is the work done by this force in first 5 seconds?
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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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A body of mass m=102 kg is moving in a medium and experiences a frictional force F=k v 2 . Its initial speed is v0=10 m s1. After 10 s its kinetic energy is 18mv02, then value of k will be:-
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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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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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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 block of mass 10 kg, moving in x direction with a constant speed of 10 s-1 , is subjected to a retarding force F=(0.1)xJ m-1 during its travel from x=20 m to 30 m . Its final kinetic energy will be:
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A particle which is experiencing a force, given by F=3i^-12j^, undergoes a displacement of d=4i^. If the particle had a kinetic energy of 3 J at the beginning of the displacement, what is its kinetic energy at the end of the displacement?
 
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A body of mass m starts moving from rest along x-axis so that its velocity varies as v=as where a is a constant and s is the distance covered by the body. The total work done by all the forces acting on the body in the first t second after the start of the motion 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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Consider a drop of rain water having mass 1 g falling from a height of 1 km. It hits the ground with a speed of 50 m s-1. Take g constant with a value 10 m s-2. The work done by the (i) gravitational force and the (ii) resistive force of air is
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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