Second Law of Motion
Second Law of Motion: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Second Law of Motion, Mathematical Formulation of Second Law of Motion, Change in Momentum, Mass of a Body, Momentum, One Unit of Force, SI Unit of Momentum & Unit of Force etc.
Important Questions on Second Law of Motion
Assertion: We should always wear a seat belt while travelling in a car.
Reason: Seat belt prevents us from falling forward due to inertia when sudden brakes are applied.

A man throws a ball weighing vertically upwards with a speed of . What will be its initial momentum?

What is the mass of a body weighing on the earth surface?

What is the momentum of a bowling ball in with a velocity of ?

Linear momentum is defined as the quantity of _____ contained in a body.

Which of the following is the correct relation?

The momentum is the product of mass and _____.

Force is inversely proportional to the acceleration of the body.

The SI unit of weight is _____.

Two balls and of masses and are in motion with velocities and respectively. Their momenta are in the ratio

The CGS unit of force is dyne.

Which of the following is the unit of force?

In the equation , will become one for one unit of force. One unit of force is also equal to one _____.

Consider the equation . The unit of force is so chosen that the value of the constant, becomes _____.


A ball of mass is accelerated at a rate of . Calculate the force applied on the ball.

A car is moving with a velocity of having a momentum . Calculate the mass of the car.

Calculate the force required to impart a velocity of 30m/s in 12sec, if the mass of the car is 1500 kg _____.

If a force of 5 N is acting on a body of mass 10 kg, then the acceleration produced is _____ m/s2.

A body of mass 2 kg is acted upon by a force of 1Newton. Its acceleration is _____.
