Energy in Rotation

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Energy in Rotation: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Energy of Rigid Bodies Rolling down an Inclined Plane,Rotational Kinetic Energy,Total Energy in Rolling, etc.

Important Questions on Energy in Rotation

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A circular plate is rotating in horizontal plane, about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to the plate, with an angular velocity ω. A person sits at the centre having two dumbbells in his hands. When he stretched out his hands, the moment of inertia of the system becomes triple. If E be the initial Kinetic energy of the system, then final Kinetic energy will be Ex. The value of x is

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A hollow spherical ball of uniform density rolls up a curved surface with an initial velocity 3 m s-1 (as shown in figure). Maximum height with respect to the initial position covered by it will be _____ cm
(take, g=10 m s-2)

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A solid sphere is rolling on a horizontal plane without slipping. If the ratio of angular momentum about axis of rotation of the sphere to the total energy of moving sphere is π:22 then, the value of its angular speed will be_________rad s-1.

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For rolling spherical shell, the ratio of rotational kinetic energy and total kinetic energy is x5. The value of x is _____.

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A body is rotating with kinetic energy E. If angular velocity of body is increased to three times of initial angular velocity, the kinetic energy becomes nE. Find n.

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Assertion (A): Fan spins even after switch is off

Reason (R): Fan in rotation has rotational inertia

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 A solid sphere having mass m and radius r rolls down an inclined plane. Then its kinetic energy is 

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A uniform rod AB of length 2l and mass 2m has a particle of m attached at point B. The rod is free to rotate in a vertical plane about a horizontal axis passing through A. When the rod is hanging at rest with B below A it is given angular velocity ω0=72gl. Find the reaction at the axis, when the rod becomes horizontal first. (Given, g=10 m s-2)

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A disc rotates freely with rotational kinetic energy E about a normal axis through centre. A ring having the same radius but double the mass of disc is now, gently placed on the disc. The new rotational kinetic energy of the system would be

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Two rigid bodies A and B may undergo pure rotation about axis of rotation about which moment of inertia I and 2I. Initially they are in rest condition and acted by constant torque about axis of rotation which is in ratio 2:1 then power developed after time t for A and B will be in the ratio:

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A uniform rod of mass m and length 3r is free to rotate about a horizontal axis through O. A disc of mass m, radius r, is free to rotate about another horizontal axis fixed to other end of the rod (say C). r=1.2 m. The system is released from rest when rod is horizontal. What is the velocity of particle at A (in m s-1) when rod becomes vertical?

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A uniform solid sphere rolls on a horizon­tal surface with a linear speed of 10 m s-1. It then rolls up a plane inclined at 30° to horizontal. What is the height up to which the sphere rises? As­sume that the surface is frictionless. Also calculate the distance travelled by the sphere on the inclined plane?

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In figure, H=98 m and h=29.4 m. A rigid uniform sphere starts from the point A from rest and rolls down the track without slipping and reaches the horizontal right-hand end B. What is the distance to the right of the point C at which the sphere strikes the horizontal base line?

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The mass of a hoop of radius 0.30 m  is 2 kg. It rolls along a horizontal floor so that its centre of mass has a speed of 2 m s-1. What is the work done to stop it?

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The earth has a mass of 6×1024 kg and a radius 6.4×106 m. Calculate the amount of work done if its rotation were to be slowed down so that the duration of the day becomes 30 hours instead of 24 hours.

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To a horizontal axle OP, a sphere of mass m and radius r is attached as shown in the figure. The sphere can roll without sliding over the frictionless horizontal plane. What is the kinetic energy of the sphere, if the centre of the sphere moves with a velocity v along a circle of radius R?

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A hollow sphere and a solid sphere of the same dimensions rotate about the same axis with the same angular velocity. Which has greater kinetic energy ?

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Name the factors on which the rotational kinetic energy depend.

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A thin uniform rod 0.75 m long and having a mass 1.5 kg rotates 7 times per second about an axis passing through its centre of gravity and perpendicular to its length. Find its kinetic energy?

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Derive an expression for the rotational kinetic energy.