Kinetic Energy

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Kinetic Energy: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Kinetic Energy, Rotational Kinetic Energy, Translational Kinetic Energy, Derivation of Formula of Kinetic Energy, Vibrational Kinetic Energy and, Linear Momentum and Kinetic Energy in System of Particles

Important Questions on Kinetic Energy

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Applying the work-energy theorem, derive an expression for the kinetic energy of the body.

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Choose the correct relation between momentum and kinetic energy from the following options.

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State the relation between momentum and kinetic energy.

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Choose the correct formula for the rotational kinetic energy from the following options.

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State the formula for the rotational kinetic energy.

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A bullet has a mass of100 g and it moves with a velocity of 500 m s-1. It penetrates 25 cm into a target which is not moving and then comes to rest. Find the kinetic energy possessed by the bullet and also the average retarding force offered by the target.

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If a bullet of mass 70 g moves with a velocity of 750 m s-1. It penetrates 30 cm into a target which is not moving and then comes to rest. Find the kinetic energy possessed by the bullet and also the average retarding force offered by the target. 

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An electron and a proton are moving under the influence of mutual forces. In calculating the change in the kinetic energy of the system during motion, one ignores the magnetic force of one on another. This is because

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The average kinetic energy of a molecule is,

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In a ballistics demonstration a police officer fires a bullet of mass 50 g with speed 200 ms-1 on soft plywood of thickness 2 cm. The bullet emerges with only 10% of its initial kinetic energy. The emergent speed of the bullet is

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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The kinetic energy of an object _______with its speed.

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_______ energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion.

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Calculate the work required to be done to stop a car of 1500 kg moving at a velocity of 60 kmh-1?

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An object of mass, m is moving with a constant velocity, v. How much work should be done on the object in order to bring the object to rest?

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40 N object is released from a height of 10 m. Just before it hits the ground, its kinetic energy, in joules is _______

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Two objects of masses 1×10-3kg and 4×10-3 kg have equal momentum. What is the ratio of their kinetic energies?

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A light and heavy body have equal momenta which one has greater KE?

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An example of K.E. would be

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Two bodies of masses m1 and m2 have equal KE. If P1 and P2 are their respective momentum, then ratio. P1 : P2 is