Second Law of Motion

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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

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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. 

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The velocity-time graph of a ball of mass 20 g 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 :

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

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A machine gun fires a bullet of mass 40 gram at a speed of 1200 m s-1. The man holding it can exert a maximum force of 144 N on the gun. How many bullets can he fire per second at the most?

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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:

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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 :

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An object of mass 10 gm is moving with an acceleration of 10 m/s2. Force acting on the object will be:

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Among the following, the body possessing highest momentum is :

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

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A dynamometer D is attached to two masses m1=3 kg and m2=5 kg. Forces of f1=9 N and f2=25 N are applied to the masses as shown.

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The dynamometer will read :

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A particle of mass 0.3 kg is subjected to a force F = Kx with K = 15 N/m, what will be its acceleration if it is released from a point x = 20 cm.

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What is the SI unit of momentum?

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Unit of momentum is :

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Which is the unit of Force?

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A scooter of mass150 kg is moving with a uniform velocity of 108km/h. Then the force required to stop the vehicle in 10 s is

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A hammer weighing 3 kg, moving with a velocity of10ms , strikes against the head of a spike and drives, it into a block of wood. If the hammer comes to rest in 0.025 s,the impulse associated with the hammer will be 

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The graphs of acceleration gained by K and L under the force are as shown in the figure.

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Which of the following statements are true?

1. The acceleration of K is greater than L at the same net force effect.

2. More net force must act on L so that they gain the same acceleration.

3. The mass of K is greater than that of L.

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 Acceleration-force graph of the X, Y, Z bodies are shown in the diagram. If mass of Z is m.

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Then, what is the mass of X and Y?

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A balloon has 2×10-3 kg of air. A small hole is pierced into it. The air comes out with a velocity of 4 m/s. When the ball shrinks completely in 2.5 s, the average force acting on the balloon is

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When F1, force is applied the mass of 2kg moves with a constant speed. When a force of 50N is applied under the same environment.

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As in Figure II, what is its acceleration in ms2.