Work, Energy and Power
Work, Energy and Power
Work, Energy and Power
1. A body of mass 5 kg is placed at the origin, and can move only on the x-axis. A force of 10 N is acting on it in a direction
making an angle of 60 o with the x-axis and displaces it along the x-axis by 4 metres. The work done by the force is
(a) 2.5 J (b) 7.25 J (c) 40 J (d) 20 J
2. A force F (5i 3 j) N is applied over a particle which displaces it from its origin to the point r (2i 1j) metres. The
work done on the particle is [MP PMT 1995; RPET 2003]
(a) 7 J (b) +13 J (c) +7 J (d) +11 J
3. A horizontal force of 5 N is required to maintain a velocity of 2 m/s for a block of 10 kg mass sliding over a rough
surface. The work done by this force in one minute is
(a) 600 J (b) 60 J (c) 6 J (d) 6000 J
4. A box of mass 1 kg is pulled on a horizontal plane of length 1 m by a force of 8 N then it is raised vertically to a height of
2m, the net work done is
(a) 28 J (b) 8 J (c) 18 J (d) None of above
5. A 10 kg satellite completes one revolution around the earth at a height of 100 km in 108 minutes. The work done by
the gravitational force of earth will be
108 10 100 10
(a) 108 100 10 J (b) J (c) J (d) Zero
100 108
6. A position dependent force F (7 2 x 3 x 2 ) N acts on a small abject of mass 2 kg to displace it from x 0 to x 5m
. The work done in joule is [CBSE PMT 1994]
(a) 70 J (b) 270 J (c) 35 J (d) 135 J
7. A particle moves under the effect of a force F = Cx from x = 0 to x = x1. The work done in the process is [CPMT 1982]
1
(a) Cx 12 (b) Cx 12 (c) Cx 1 (d) Zero
2
8. The vessels A and B of equal volume and weight are immersed in water to a depth h. The vessel A has an opening at the
bottom through which water can enter. If the work done in immersing A and B are W A and W B respectively, then
(a) W A WB (b) W A WB (c) W A WB (d) W A WB
9. Work done in time t on a body of mass m which is accelerated from rest to a speed v in time t1 as a function of time t is
given by
2
1 v 2 v 2 1 mv 2 1 v2 2
(a) m t (b) m t (c) t (d) m t
2 t1 t1 2 t1 2 t12
10. A 10 kg mass moves along x-axis. Its acceleration as a function of its position is shown in the figure. What is the total
work done on the mass by the force as the mass moves from x 0 to x 8 cm [AMU (Med.) 2000]
(a) 8 10 2 J (b) 16 10 2 J
a (cm/sec2)
11. If W1 , W2 and W3 represent the work done in moving a particle from A to B along three different paths 1, 2 and 3
respectively (as shown) in the gravitational field of a point mass m, find the correct relation
(a) W1 W2 W3 (b) W1 W2 W3 B
m
(c) W1 W2 W3 (d) W2 W1 W3 1 2
3
A
12. A particle of mass 0.01 kg travels along a curve with velocity given by 4i 16 k ms-1. After some time, its velocity
becomes 8i 20 j ms 1 due to the action of a conservative force. The work done on particle during this
interval of time is
(a) 0.32 J (b) 6.9 J (c) 9.6 J (d) 0.96 J
13. An ice cream has a marked value of 700 kcal. How many kilowatt hour of energy will it deliver to the body as it is
digested [AMU (Med.) 2000]
(a) 0.81 kWh (b) 0.90 kWh (c) 1.11 kWh (d) 0.71 kWh
14. A body of mass 10 kg at rest is acted upon simultaneously by two forces 4N and 3N at right angles to each other. The
kinetic energy of the body at the end of 10 sec is [Kerala (Engg.) 2001]
(a) 100 J (b) 300 J (c) 50 J (d) 125 J
15. If the momentum of a body increases by 0.01%, its kinetic energy will increase by [MP PET 2001]
(a) 0.01% (b) 0.02 % (c) 0.04 % (d) 0.08 %
16. If the momentum of a body is increased by 100 %, then the percentage increase in the kinetic energy is [NCERT
1990; BHU 1999; Pb. PMT 1999; CPMT 1999, 2000; CBSE PMT 2001]
(a) 150 % (b) 200 % (c) 225 % (d) 300 %
17. A body of mass 5 kg is moving with a momentum of 10 kg-m/s. A force of 0.2 N acts on it in the direction of motion of
the body for 10 seconds. The increase in its kinetic energy is [MP PET 1999]
(a) 2.8 J (b) 3.2 J (c) 3.8 J (d) 4.4 J
18. Two masses of 1g and 9g are moving with equal kinetic energies. The ratio of the magnitudes of their respective linear
moment is [CBSE PMT 1993; CPMT 1995]
41. A bullet of mass m moving with velocity v strikes a block of mass M at rest and gets embeded into it. The kinetic
energy of the composite block will be [MP PET 2002]
1 m 1 M 1 (M m ) 1 m
(a) mv 2 (b) mv 2 (c) mv 2 (d) Mv 2
2 (m M ) 2 (m M ) 2 M 2 (m M )
42. A wooden block of mass M is suspended by a cord and is at rest. A bullet of mass m, moving with a velocity v pierces
through the block and comes out with a velocity v / 2 in the same direction. If there is no loss in kinetic
energy, then upto what height the block will rise
(a) m 2v 2 / 2 M 2 g (b) m 2v 2 / 8 M 2 g (c) m 2v 2 / 4 Mg (d) m 2v 2 / 2 Mg
SEC-B
1. What do mean by work done by force?
2. State the factors on which the work done.
3. What must be the angle between force and displacement for which work done will be maximum and minimum?
4. State the condition for which force work done is zero.
5. Name and give unit of work in SI system.
6. How many joules make a erg?
7. What do mean by gravitational unit of work?
8. Can the kinetic energy be negative?
9. Can potential energy of body negative?
10. What kind of energy stored in spring of watch?
11. How many watts are there in horse power?
12. When planet revolves round the sun, when its kinetic energy is maximum?
13. What is conservative force?
14. If Two bodies stick each other, which types of collision?
15. State work energy principle.
16. Calculate number of joule in kWh.
17. What is mean by positive, negative and zero work? Give examples.
18. How do you calculate work done by variable force?
19. What is conservative and non conservative force?
20. Define kinetic energy. Derive the expression for kinetic energy.
21. Define potential energy. Derive the expression for potential energy.
22. Derive the expression potential energy stored in spring.
23. Show that the two bodies of equal masses suffer one dimensional elastic collision, their velocities get exchanged after
the collision.
24. Define coefficient of restitution. What is the significant of coefficient of restitution?
25. A bird flying in the sky. What are the energies possesses by bird?
26. Can a body have momentum without energy?
27. Can a body have energy without momentum?
28. Two bodies of equal masses m1 and m2 have equal kinetic energies. What is the ratio of their linear momentum?
29. Can the overall energy of a body be negative?
30. Does the potential energy of a spring decreases or increases when it is compressed or stretched?