Newton's Second Law of Motion

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Newton's Second Law of Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Second Law of Motion, Mathematical Formulation of Second Law of Motion, Impulse of a Force and Rate of Change of Momentum etc.

Important Questions on Newton's Second Law of Motion

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In how much time an object having mass of  100 kg will speed up from 5 ms-1 to 10 ms-1 if  500 N force will be applied to it

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When we apply a force of 1 N, we can hold a body whose mass is approximately equal to

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The change in momentum of a body in 0.01 s is 10 kg ms-1. The force acting on it is

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If an object of mass 2.5 kg experience a force of 5 N, the acceleration produced by it is.

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Figure shows four blocks that are pulled along a smooth horizontal surface. The masses of the blocks and tension in one cord are given. The pulling force F is

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For a body thrown vertically upwards, if the air resistance is taken into consideration, then the time of rise is

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A diwali rocket is ejecting 0.05kg of gases per second at a velocity of 400 m s-1. The accelerating force on the rocket is

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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 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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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 small block of material having relative density 13 is immersed in a liquid and released. The block starts moving upwards with an acceleration a. The value of a is :(g is the acceleration due to gravity)

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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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Which is the unit of Force?

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State the Newton's second law of motion and explain. Describe the applications of second law of motion in our daily life.

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In a rocket of mass 1000 kg fuel is consumed at a rate of 40 kg s-1. The velocity of the gases ejected from the rocket is 5×104 m s-1. The thrust on the rocket is