Second Law of Motion

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Second Law of Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Momentum, Second Law of Motion, Mathematical Formulation of Second Law of Motion, Change in Momentum, Mass of a Body, One Unit of Force, SI Unit of Momentum, and Unit of Force.

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 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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The momentum is the product of mass and _____.

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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.

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Newton-second is the SI unit of _____. (work/ impulse)

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Momentum changes in the same direction as _____ of the object.

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A ball of mass 4.5 kg is accelerated at a rate of 10 m s-2. Calculate the force applied on the ball.

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A car is moving with a velocity of 10 cm s-1 having a momentum 35 kg m s-1. Calculate the mass of the car.

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Why does a bowler run some distance before bowling?

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Two balls of same size but unequal masses are moving with same velocity. Which one will have more momentum?

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Define momentum. Give its SI unit.

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Represent graphically: Momentum vs mass when velocity is constant.

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Represent graphically: Momentum vs velocity when mass is fixed.

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Identify the following as vector and scalar quantities, momentum, mass.