Newton's Second Law of Motion

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Newton's Second Law of Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Newton's Second Law of Motion, Limitations of F= ma, Linear Momentum, Change of Momentum, Rate of Change of Momentum, Motion of Connected Bodies, Motion on Inclined Plane & Motion on Wedges etc.

Important Questions on Newton's Second Law of Motion

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The coefficient of static friction, μs, between block A of mass 2 kg and the table as shown in the figure is 0.2. What would be the maximum mass value of block B so that, the two blocks do not move? The string and the pulley are assumed to be smooth and massless g=10 ms2.

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A lift weighing 1000 kg is moving upwards with an acceleration of 1 m s2. The tension in the supporting cable is g=9.8 m s-2

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A block has been placed on an inclined plane with the slope angle   θ,  block slides down the plane at constant speed. The coefficient of kinetic friction is equal to :

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The pulley arrangements of the figure. (a) and (b) are identical. The mass of the rope is negligible. In (a) the mass m is lifted up by attaching a mass 2m to the other end of the rope. In (b), m is lifted up by pulling the other end of the rope with a constant downward force   F=2 mg. The acceleration of m in both cases is?

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Two particles of mass m each are tied at the ends of a light string of length 2a. The whole system is kept on a frictionless horizontal surface with the string held tight so that each mass is at a distance a from the centre P (as shown in the figure). Now, the mid-point of the string is pulled vertically upwards with a small but constant force F. As a result, the particles move towards each other on the surface. The magnitude of acceleration, when the separation between them becomes 2x, is

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A block P of mass m is placed on a horizontal frictionless plane. A second block of mass m is placed on it and is connected to a spring of spring constant k, the two blocks are pulled by distance A. Block Q oscillates without slipping. What is the maximum value of frictional force between the two blocks?

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Three identical blocks of masses m=2 kg are drawn by a force F=10.2 N on a frictionless surface, then what is the tension (in N) in the string between the blocks B and C?

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A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses m1 and m2 (vertically). If the acceleration of the system is g 8 , then the ratio of the masses is –

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A player caught a cricket ball of mass 150 g moving at a rate of 20 m s1. If, the catching process is completed in 0.1 s, the force of the blow exerted by the ball on the hand of the player is equal to

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A particle of mass 0.3 kg is subjected to a force   F=kx with k=15N m1 . What will be its initial acceleration if it is released from a point 20 cm away from the origin?

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Two masses  m1=5 kg and  m2=4.8 kg tied to a string are hanging over a light frictionless pulley. What is the acceleration of the masses when left free to move? ( g=9.8 ms2 )

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Two masses  m1=5 kg and  m2=4.8 kg tied to a string are hanging over a light frictionless pulley. What is the acceleration of the masses when left free to move? (g=9.8 m s2 )

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A machine gun fires a bullet of mass 40 g with a velocity 1200 m s 1 . The man holding it can exert a maximum force of 144 N on the gun. How many bullets can he fire per second at the most?

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A rocket with a lift-off mass   3.5× 10 4 kg is blasted upwards with an initial acceleration of 10m s 2 . Then the initial thrust of the blast is nearly –             

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A particle starts sliding down a frictionless inclined plane. If Sn is the distance travelled by it from time t=(n-1) sec to t=n sec, the ratio SnSn+1 is

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Two blocks of mass 2 kg and 3 kg are arranged as shown and released from rest. Assuming string and pulley to be ideal, find the separation between them after 1 sec [g=10 m s-2]

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If acceleration of block A in case 1 is a1 and in case 2 is a2, then a1:a2 is

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One end of the carpet is bent back, then pulled backwards with constant unit velocity, just above the part of the carpet which is at rest on the floor. What is the minimum force needed to pull if the carpet has unit length and unit mass?

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A smooth uniform rope is dragged by a force F on a horizontal surface. The ratio F of tension P and force F is

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In the system of pulleys shown what should be the value of m1 such that 100 g remains at rest: (Take g=10 m s-2)

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