
A stone of mass , tied to a string is being whirled in a vertical circle with a uniform speed. The tension in the string is


Important Questions on Work, Energy and Power


Arrange the four graphs in descending order of total work done; where and are the work done corresponding to figure and respectively.

A ball is released from rest from point of a smooth semi-spherical vessel as shown in figure. The ratio of the centripetal force and normal reaction on the ball at point is while angular position of point is with respect to point . Which of the following graphs represent the correct relation between and when ball goes from to ?

(Assume the collision to be head-on elastic collision)

A pendulum of length consists of a wooden bob of mass . A bullet of mass is fired towards the stationary bob with a speed . The bullet emerges out of the bob with a speed and the bob just completes the vertical circle. The value of is _____
(Take, ).


A pendulum is suspended by a string of length . The mass of the bob of the pendulum is . The bob is pulled aside until the string is at with vertical as shown in the figure. After releasing the bob, the maximum velocity attained by the bob will be _____ . (if )
