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A small particle of mass 0.36 g rest on a horizontal turntable at a distance 25 cm from the axis of spindle. The turntable is accelerated at a rate of α=1/3 rad/s-2 . The frictional force that the table exerts on the particle 2 s after the startup is-

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Important Questions on Gravitation

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Assertion (A): Two identical trains move in opposite senses in equatorial plane with same speeds relative to the earth's surface. They have equal magnitude of normal reaction.
Reason (R): The trains have different centripetal accelerations due to different speeds.
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A point mass m is moved in a vertical circle of the radius r with the help of a string. The velocity of the mass is 7gr at the lowest point. The tension in the string at the lowest point is:
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A body of mass 10 kg is attached to a wire of 0.3 m length. The breaking stress is 4.8×107 N m-2. The area of cross-section from the wire is 10-6 m2. The maximum angular velocity with which it can be rotated in a horizontal circle is
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What will be the minimum speed of the roller-coaster so that the passenger at the top, when becomes upside down, does not fall out? Consider the acceleration due to gravity as 10 m s-2, and the radius of curvature of the roller coaster is 10 m.
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The quantity that remains constant in uniform circular motion is :
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A motor cyclist wants to drive in horizontal circles on the vertical inner surface of a large cylindrical wooden well of radius 8.0 m, with minimum speed of 55 m s-1. The minimum value of coefficient of friction between the tyres and the wall of the well must be
g=10 m s-2
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A mass m is tied to one end of a spring and whirled in a horizontal circle with constant angular velocity. The elongation in the spring is 1 cm. If the angular speed is doubled, the elongation in the spring is 6 cm. The original length of the spring is
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A 500 kg car takes a round turn of radius 50 m with a velocity of 36kmph. The centripetal force acting on the car is
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A mass attached to one end of a string crosses topmost point on a vertical circle with critical speed. Its centripetal acceleration when string becomes horizontal will be ( g= gravitational acceleration)
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What is an artificial satellite? Name any two types of artificial satellite and state their functions.

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A toy car of mass 80 g is maintained to move in a horizontal circle of radius 0.8 m with a velocity v m s-1. If the centripetal force acting on it is 10 N, then the value of v in m s-1 is
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In Circular motion which one is correct
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A small block of mass 100 g is tied to a spring of spring constant 7.5 N m-1 and length 20 cm. The other end of spring is fixed at a particular point A. If the block moves in a circular path on a smooth horizontal surface with constant angular velocity 5 rad s-1about point A, then tension in the spring is

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Two stones of masses m and 2m are whirled in horizontal circles, the heavier one in radius r2 and the lighter one in radius r. The tangential speed of lighter stone is n times that of the tangential speed of the heavier stone. They are reported to experience the same centripetal force. The value of n is, 

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A boy moving along a circular path of radius 10 m completes 3/4th of the circle in 10 sec. The magnitude of speed and velocity are
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Why is the motion of a body moving with a constant speed around a circular path said to be accelerated?
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Suppose a boy is enjoying a ride on a merry-go-round which is moving with a constant speed of 10 m s-1. It implies that the boy is :
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An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit of radius 36,000 km. Calculate its speed if it takes 24 hours to revolve around the earth

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Look at the figure below and answer the following questions:
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Name the kind of motion of the stone.
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Look at the figure below and answer the following questions:
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Name the force that keeps the stone in its path.