Second Law of Motion
Second Law of Motion: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Momentum, SI Unit of Momentum, Change in Momentum, Second Law of Motion & Mathematical Formulation of Second Law of Motion etc.
Important Questions on Second Law of Motion
Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
Statement: Newton's second law of motion gives the measurement of force.
Reason: According to Newton's second law of motion, force is directly proportional to the rate of change of momentum.

The velocity-time graph of a ball of mass moving along a straight line on a long table is given in figure.The force exerted by the table on the ball to bring it to rest is :

A light and a heavy object have same momentum, then:

A machine gun fires a bullet of mass gram at a speed of . The man holding it can exert a maximum force of on the gun. How many bullets can he fire per second at the most?

The variation in momentum with time, for a body under collision is shown in figure. The maximum & minimum instantaneous forces are respectively on these points:

A force ‘F’ is applied on one end of a rope of length ‘a’. P and Q are two points of length ‘b’ from nearest end. The ratio of tensions in string at P & Q is :

An object of mass is moving with an acceleration of . Force acting on the object will be:

Among the following, the body possessing highest momentum is :

In a two body collision, the momentum is varying with time as shown in graph. The instantaneous force is maximum at:

A dynamometer D is attached to two masses and . Forces of and are applied to the masses as shown.
The dynamometer will read :

A particle of mass is subjected to a force with , what will be its acceleration if it is released from a point

What is the SI unit of momentum?



A scooter of mass is moving with a uniform velocity of . Then the force required to stop the vehicle in is

A hammer weighing , moving with a velocity of , strikes against the head of a spike and drives, it into a block of wood. If the hammer comes to rest in ,the impulse associated with the hammer will be

The graphs of acceleration gained by and under the force are as shown in the figure.
Which of the following statements are true?
. The acceleration of is greater than at the same net force effect.
. More net force must act on so that they gain the same acceleration.
. The mass of is greater than that of .

Acceleration-force graph of the bodies are shown in the diagram. If mass of is
Then, what is the mass of and ?

A balloon has of air. A small hole is pierced into it. The air comes out with a velocity of . When the ball shrinks completely in , the average force acting on the balloon is

When force is applied the mass of moves with a constant speed. When a force of is applied under the same environment.
As in Figure what is its acceleration in
