Motion of Center of Mass

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Motion of Center of Mass: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Velocity of Centre of Mass, Acceleration of Centre of Mass & Explosion of a Projectile in Its Path etc.

Important Questions on Motion of Center of Mass

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Two bodies of 2 kg and 4 kg are moving with velocities 20 m/s and 10 m/s respectively towards each other under mutual gravitational attraction. Find the velocity of their centre of mass in m/s.

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In free space, a shell moving with velocity 60 m s-1 along the positive x-axis. When it passes through origin, it explodes into two peices of mass ratio 1:2. After the explosion, the velocity of the centre of mass is :-

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Two bodies of different masses 2 kg and 4 kg are moving with velocities 2 m s-1 and 1 m s-1 towards each other due to mutual gravitational attraction. Then the velocity of the centre of mass is

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Two bodies of masses 10 kg and 2 kg are moving with velocity -2i^+7j^+3k^ m s-1 and 10i^-35j^+3k^ m s-1 respectively. The velocity of the centre of mass will be

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Blocks A and B are resting on a smooth horizontal surface given equal speeds of 2 m s-1 in opposite sense as shown in the figure.

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At t=0 the position of blocks are shown, then the co-ordinates of center of mass at t=3s will be :-

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When an explosive shell travelling in a parabolic path under the effect of gravity explodes in the mid air, the centre of mass of the fragments will move:-

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If particles moves under mutual gravitational attraction force then find the ratio of their acceleration just after releasing from rest:-

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A small ball is moving inside a box which is placed on a smooth horizontal surface. During motion, the ball makes collisions with the walls of the box then the position of the centre of mass:

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Find the linear momentum of a disc having mass 2 kg and radius 15 cm  revolving around the central axis by  4 rad s-1.

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Which of the following is possible if a non-zero external force acts on a system of particles while at a particular time t the velocity and acceleration of the center of mass are found to be v0 and a0.

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If the external forces acting on a system have zero resultant, the centre of mass

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Two blocks A and B of mass m and 2m respectively are connected together by a light spring of stiffness K and natural length l. The system is lying on a smooth horizontal surface with the block A in contact with a fixed vertical wall as shown in the figure. The block B is pressed towards the wall by a distance x0 from the natural position of spring and then released. There is no friction anywhere.
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If block B is released at time t=0  and A just loses contact with the wall at time t=Δt then the average acceleration of the centre of mass of the system during the time t=0 to t=Δt  is:

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Two particles of equal mass have velocities v1=2i^ m s-1 and v2=2j^ m s-1. First particle has an acceleration a1=(3i^+3j^) m s-2 while the acceleration of the other particle is zero. The centre of mass of the two particles moves in a path of

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Two particles A and B (both initially at rest) start moving towards each other under a mutual force of attraction. At the instant, when the speed of A is v and the speed of B is 2v, the speed of the centre of mass is

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A bomb of mass 1 kg is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 100ms . After 5 seconds it explodes into two fragments. One fragment of mass 400 gm is found to go down with a speed of 25ms . What will happen to the second fragment just after the explosion? g=10ms2

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Two bodies A and B of masses m1 and m2 respectively are connected by a massless spring of force constant k. A constant force F starts acting on the body A at t=0 . Then

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A solid cylinder of mass m and radius R rolls down an inclined plane of height h without slipping. The speed of its centre of mass when it reaches the bottom is

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Two bodies of 6kg and 4kg masses have their velocity (in m/s ) 5i^-2j^+10k^ and 10i^-2j^+5k^ respectively. Then the velocity of their centre of mass (in m/s ) is

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A loaded spring gun of mass M fires a shot of mass m with a velocity v at an angle of elevation θ. The gun was initially at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. After firing, the centre of mass of gun-shot system:

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Two blocks of masses 10 kg and 4 kg are connected by a spring of negligible mass and placed on a frictionless horizontal surface. An impulsive force gives a velocity of 14 m s-1 to the heavier block in the direction of the lighter block. The velocity of the centre of mass of the system at that very moment is

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