Second Law of Motion

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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

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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.

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A man throws a ball weighing 500 g vertically upwards with a speed of 10 m/s. What will be its initial momentum?

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A car rolls down a hill with an acceleration of 1.5 m/s2. If the mass of the car is 900 kg, calculate the unbalanced force that acts on the car.

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What is the mass of a body weighing 98 N on the earth surface?

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What is the momentum of a 6.0 kg bowling ball in kg m s-1 with a velocity of 2.2 m s-1?

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

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Which of the following is the correct relation?

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The momentum is the product of mass and _____.

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Force is inversely proportional to the acceleration of the body.

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The SI unit of weight is _____.

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Two balls A and B of masses m and 3m are in motion with velocities 3v and v respectively. Their momenta are in the ratio

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The CGS unit of force is dyne.

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Which of the following is the unit of force?

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When a body travels at uniform velocity, its momentum changes by _____ kg m s-1.

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

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

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Define one unit of force.

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Force is measured in terms of _____.

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1 kg m s-1= 10k g cm s-1. The value of k is _____.

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Force is _____ proportional to change in momentum.