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What is the difference between energy and work done?

Important Questions on Work and Energy

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The energy produced by converting one microgram of matter completely into energy will be
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Two bodies A and B have masses in the ratio 5:1 and their kinetic energies are in the ratio 125:9. Find the ratio of their velocities.                                                                                                                                
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Find the ratio of CGS to SI units of energy.
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An object of mass 10 kg  is dropped from a height of 20 m. Calculate the potential energy and kinetic energy of the object at various heights as mentioned in the data:

Height at which object is located
20 m
15 m
10 m
5 m
Just above the ground

Show by calculations that the above data verifies the law of conservation of energy. (take g=10 m/s2 )

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 4900 J of work done in lifting a body of 50 kg mass. Calculate the height through which this body was raised. (take g=9.8 m/s2)
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If you apply 1 J of energy to lift a book of 0.5 kg, how high will it rise? (take g=10 ms2)
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Give reason for the following:

Winding the spring of a toy car makes it run on the ground.

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What is the SI unit of electrical energy?
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A boy of mass 50 kg climbs 30 steps of a staircase, each measuring 20 cm in height. Calculate the potential energy gained by the boy. (take g=10 m/s2)
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Is energy a scalar or a vector quantity?
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Light is a form of energy. Cite an example.
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A wheat bag has a mass of 200 kg. To what height should it be raised so that its potential energy may be 9800 J? (take g=9.8 ms2)
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List the different forms of energy.
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The amount of energy possessed by a body is equivalent to
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 A rocket of mass 3×106 kg takes off from a launching pad and acquires a certain velocity at an altitude of 25 km. Calculate its potential energy.
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Name the energy possessed by the nucleus of an atom.
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What is the relation between energy and amount of work done?
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A boy of mass 50 kg climbs up a height of 100 m. Calculate the amount of work done by him. How much potential energy does he gain? (take g=10 ms2)
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An object of mass 1 kg has a potential energy of 20 J at a certain height above the ground. Find out the height of the object with respect to the ground. (take g=10 ms2 )