Uniform Circular Motion

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Uniform Circular Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Uniform Circular Motion, Centripetal Acceleration, Linear Velocity in Circular Motion & Relation between Linear and Angular Velocity etc.

Important Questions on Uniform Circular Motion

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What is the linear velocity if the angular velocity vector is ω=3i^4j^+k^  and position vector is r=5i^6j^+6k^ ?

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A body is whirled in a horizontal circle of radius 20 cm. It has an angular velocity of   10 rad s .  What is its linear velocity at any point on circular path

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When a body moves with a constant speed along a circle

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The moon revolved about the earth making a complete revolution in 2.36 Mega second. Assume that the orbit is circular and has a radius of 385 Mega meter.What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the moon towards the earth?

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The velocity of a body moving in a circle in the radical direction is

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The earth moves around the Sun in a near circular orbit of radius 1.8×1011 m. Its centripetal acceleration is:

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The relation between linear and angular velocity is given as

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A particle undergoes uniform circular motion. The velocity and angular velocity of the particle at an instant of time is v=4i^+3j^ m s-1 and ω=xi^+8j^ rad s-1. The value of x in rad s-1 is,

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If acceleration and velocity of a particle at an instant are (5j) m s-2 and (3i+4j) m s-1 respectively, then the radial acceleration and radius of curvature at that point of the path where particle is present, will be:

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Two particles are revolving on circular paths of radii r1 and r2 respectively with same speed. Ratio of their centripetal accelerations is

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Mg of ice at 0°C is to be converted to water at 0°C. If L is the latent heat of the fusion of ice, the quantity of heat required for the above operation would be

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Two bodies A and B are said to be in thermal equilibrium with each other, if

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If x is the distance at which a car can be stopped
when initially it was moving with speed u, then
on making the speed of the car Nu, the distance
at which the car can be stopped is

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The motion of a simple pendulum is

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If the mass of a pendulum is doubled, the time period 

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The angular velocity of a particle rotating in a circular orbit 100 times per minute is

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The centripetal acceleration required for a particle to move on a circle of radius r with speed v is

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A stone is swinging in a horizontal circle 0.8 m in diameter at 30 rev min-1. A distant light causes a shadow of the stone to be formed on a near by wall. What is the amplitude of the motion of the shadow? What is the frequency?

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For a body moving with constant speed in horizontal circle, which of the following remains constant.

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A body of mass 100 gm is rotating in a circular path of radius r with constant speed. The work done in one complete revolution is