Laws of - Mottion
Laws of - Mottion
Laws of - Mottion
The force of friction between the table and the ball opposes the motion of the ball.
Galileo's law of inertia states that a body continues to be in its state of rest or of uniform motion
unless an external force is applied on it.
According to Newton's first law of motion, if a body is in a state of rest, it will remain in the state of
rest, and if the body is in the state of motion, it will remain moving in the same direction with the
same speed unless an external force is applied on it.
Statement of Newton's first law: If a body is in a state of rest, it will remain in the state of rest, and if
the body is in the state of motion, it will remain moving in the same direction with the same speed
unless an external force is applied on it.
Explanation: Newton's first law can be explained in the following two parts:
(i) Definition of inertia: The 1st part of Newton's first law of motion gives the definition of inertia,
according to which an object cannot change its state by itself.
Example: A book lying on a table will remain in its position unless it is displaced.
(ii) Definition of force: The 2nd part of Newton's first law defines force, according to which force is that
external cause which can move a stationary object or which can stop a moving object.
Example: A book lying on a table is displaced from its place when it is pushed.
The property of an object by virtue of which it neither changes its state nor tends to change the state
is called inertia.
Force is that external cause which can move a stationary object or which can stop a moving object.
Inertia of a body depends on its mass. Inertia is directly proportional to mass, i.e. greater the mass of
a body, greater is its inertia.
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Examples to show that greater the mass, greater is the inertia of the body are as shown below:
(i) If you want to start a car by pushing it, you find that it takes a very large force to overcome its inertia. On
the other hand, only a small force is needed to start a child's express wagon. The difference between the car
and express wagon is the difference in mass. The car has a large mass, whereas the wagon has a small one.
(ii) A cricket ball is more massive than a tennis ball. The cricket ball acquires a much smaller velocity than a
tennis ball when the two balls are pushed with equal force for the same time.
It is difficult, i.e. a larger force is required to set a loaded trolley (which has more mass) in motion
than an unloaded trolley (which has less mass).
Examples of inertia of rest: A coin placed on top of a card remains in place when the card is slightly
and quickly jerked horizontally.
Example of inertia of motion: A ball thrown vertically upwards by a person in a moving train comes
back to his hand.
No, the body will not move because the net force acting on it is zero. Hence, it will remain stationary
due to inertia of rest.
The motion remains unaffected because the net force acting on it is zero.
The net force on the airplane is zero or the upward force is equal to the downward force.
If a person jumps out of a moving train and tries to stop immediately, he falls due to inertia of motion.
This is because his body tends to move forward with the velocity of the train while his feet are
stationary.
The reason is that when the card is flicked, a momentary force acts on the card, so it moves away.
However, the coin kept on it does not share the motion at once and it remains stationary at its place
due to the inertia of rest. The coin then falls down into the tumbler due to the pull of gravity.
The reason is that when the ball is thrown, the ball is in motion along with the person and train. Due
to the inertia of motion, during the time the ball remains in air, the person and ball move ahead by
the same distance. This makes the ball fall back into the thrower's hand.
(a) When a train suddenly starts, the passengers tend to fall backwards. This is because the lower part of the
body, which is in contact with the train, begins to move while the upper part of the body tends to maintain its
position of rest. As a result, the upper part tends to fall backwards.
(b) The frame of the sliding door being in contact with the floor of the train also comes in motion on start of
the train, but the sliding door remains in its position due to inertia. Thus, the frame moves ahead with the train,
while the door slides opposite to the direction of motion of the train. Thus, the door may shut or open
accordingly.
(c) When the branches of the tree are shaken, they come in motion, while the fruits due to inertia remain in a
state of rest. Thus, the larger and weakly attached fruits get detached from the branches and fall down due to
the pull of gravity.
(d) When people alight from a moving bus, they continue to run alongside the bus to avoid falling. If they were
to stop at once, the feet would come to rest suddenly but the upper part of the body would still be in motion
and they would tend to fall forward.
(e) The part of the carpet where the stick strikes comes in motion at once, while the dust particles settled on it
remain in the state of rest due to inertia of rest. Thus, a part of the carpet moves ahead with the stick leaving
behind the dust particles that fall down due to gravity.
(f) When running, the athlete brings his body in the state of motion. When the body is in motion, it becomes
easier to take a long jump.
A truck
Less force is required for the tennis ball than for the cricket ball.
Change the state of motion or state of rest of the body.
Force needed to stop a moving body in a given time depends on its mass and velocity.
(i) When v c,
p= (mv) = m v
(ii) When v c,
p= (mv)
Let a force 'F' be applied on a body of mass m for a time 't' due to which its velocity changes from u
to v. Then,
Initial momentum of body = mu
Final momentum of body = mv
Change in momentum of the body in 't' seconds = mv mu = m (v u)
Rate of change of momentum = Change in momentum/time
= [m (v u)]/t
However, acceleration a = Change in velocity/time = (v u)/t
Therefore, rate of change of momentum = ma = mass × acceleration
This relation holds true when the mass of the body remains constant.
(iii) According to Newton's 2nd law of motion, rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the force
applied on it. Therefore,
Force needed to stop A:Force needed to stop B :: 1:1.
According to Newton's second law of motion, the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the
force applied on it and the change of momentum takes place in the direction in which the force is applied.
It gives the quantitative value of force, i.e. it relates the force to the measurable quantities such as acceleration
and mass.
Newton's first law of motion gives the qualitative definition of force. It explains the force as the cause
of acceleration only qualitatively but Newton's second law of motion gives the quantitative value of
force. It states force as the product of mass and acceleration. Thus, it relates force to the
measurable quantities such as acceleration and mass.
According to Newton's second law of motion, the rate of change of momentum is directly
proportional to the force applied on it, and the change of momentum takes place in the direction in
which the force is applied.
The S.I. unit of force is newton and the C.G.S. unit of force is dyne.
1 N = 105 dyne.
When a glass vessel falls from a height on a hard floor, it comes to rest almost instantaneously, i.e.
in a very short time, so the floor exerts a large force on the vessel and it breaks. However, if it falls
on a carpet, then the time duration, in which the vessel comes to rest, increases, so the carpet
exerts less force on the vessel and it does not break.
(a) We pull our hands back while catching a fast moving cricket ball, because by doing so, we
increase the time of catch, i.e. increase the time to bring about a given change in momentum, and
hence, the rate of change of momentum decreases. Thus, a small force is exerted on our hands by
the ball.
(b) When an athlete lands from a height on a hard floor, his feet comes to rest instantaneously, so a
very large force is exerted by the floor on his feet, but if he lands on sand, his feet push the sand for
some distance; therefore, the time duration in which his feet comes to rest increases. As a result, the
force exerted on his feet decreases and he is saved from getting hurt.
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Force, F = 15 N
Mass, m = 2kg
Acceleration, a = F/m [ From Newton's second law]
Or, a = (15/2) ms-2
Or, a = 7.5 ms-2
Force, F = 10 N
Mass, m = 5kg
Acceleration, a = F/m [ From Newton's second law]
Or, a = (10/5) ms-2
Or, a = 2 ms-2
Force, F = 10 N
Mass, m = 2 kg
Time, t = 3 s
Initial velocity, u = 0 m/s.
Mass, m = 100 kg
Distance moved, s = 100 m
Initial velocity, u = 0
(iii) Force, F = ma
Or, F = (100) (2) N.
Or, F = 200 N.
Mass, m = 2 kg
Initial velocity, u = 0
Final velocity, v = 2 m/s
Time, t = 0.1 s
(iv) Force, F = ma
Or, F = (0.05 kg) (2.5 105 ms-2)
Or, F = 12500 N
Let a' be the acceleration which force F (=5N) cause on a body of mass, m' = 5 kg.
Then, a' = F/m'.
Or, a' = (5/5) ms-2.
Or, a' = 1 ms-2.
According to Newton's third law of motion, to every action there is always an equal and opposite
reaction. The action and reaction act simultaneously on two different bodies.
Law of action and reaction: In an interaction of two bodies A and B, the magnitude of action, i.e.
the force FAB applied by the body B on the body A, is equal in magnitude to the reaction, i.e., the
force FBA applied by the body A on the body B, but they are in directions opposite to each other.
Examples:
(i) When a book is placed on a table, it does not move downwards. It implies that the resultant force
on the book is zero, which is possible only if the table exerts an upward force of reaction on the
book, equal to the weight of the book.
(ii) While moving on the ground, we exert a force by our feet to push the ground backwards; the
ground exerts a force of the same magnitude on our feet forward, which makes it easier for us to
move.
Explanation: In the above stated example, there are two objects and two forces. In the first example,
the weight of the book acts downwards (action) and the force of the table acts upwards (reaction).
In the second example, our feet exerts a force on the ground (action) and the ground exerts an equal
and opposite force (reaction) on our feet.
(a) Action: Force exerted on the bullet.
Reaction: Recoil experienced by the gun.
When a rocket moves in space, it pushes gases outside, i.e. the rocket applies force on the gases in
the backward direction. As a reaction, the gases put equal amount of force on the rocket in the
opposite direction and the rocket moves in the forward direction.
When a man fires a bullet from a gun, a force F is exerted on the bullet (action), and the gun
experiences an equal and opposite recoil (reaction) and hence gets recoiled.
When a man exerts a force (action) on the boat by stepping into it, its force of reaction makes him step out of
the boat, and the boat tends to leave the shore due to the force exerted by the man (i.e. action).
Couple two spring balances A and B as shown in the figure. When we pull the balance B, both the
balances show the same reading indicating that both the action and reaction forces are equal and
opposite. In this case, the pull of either of the two spring balances can be regarded as action and
that of the other balance as the reaction.
To move a boat, the boatman pushes (action) the water backwards with his oar. In this response, the water
exerts an equal and opposite force (reaction) in the forward direction on the boat due to which the boat moves
ahead.
A person pushing a wall hard (action) by his palm, experiences a force (reaction) exerted by the wall on his
palm in the opposite direction; thus, he is liable to fall backwards.
The wall exerts an equal force of 10 N on the boy in the opposite direction, i.e. west.
The gravitational force of attraction between two masses is inversely proportional to the square of
distance between them.
If the distance between the masses becomes half, the force reduces to one-fourth.
The gravitational constant is defined as the force of attraction between two bodies of unit mass
separated by a unit distance.
The value of G in the S.I. system is 6.67 x 10-11Nm2kg-2.
The gravitational force of attraction is significant to explain the motion of heavenly bodies, e.g.
motion of planets around the Sun, motion of the Moon around the Earth etc.
The force with which the Earth attracts a body towards its centre is called the force due to gravity.
The force due to gravity on a body of mass m kept on the surface of Earth (mass=M and radius=R)
is equal to the force of attraction between the Earth and that body.
The rate at which the velocity of a freely falling body increases is called acceleration due to gravity.
Its S.I. unit is m/s2.
Let g be the acceleration due to gravity on the Earth's surface (mass = M and radius = R).
Then,
Acceleration due to gravity (g) is directly proportional to universal gravitational constant (G).
Initial velocity, u = 0.
Time taken = t.
Acceleration due to gravity = g.
Let 'h' be the height fallen.
If a body is thrown vertically up with an initial velocity u to a height h, then there will be retardation (a
= g).
At the highest point, the final velocity v = 0.
Thus, from the third equation,
Mass is a scalar quantity, but weight is a vector quantity. Mass is the measure of the quantity of
matter contained in a body, but weight is the measure of force with which the Earth attracts the body.
Mass of a body is always constant but weight varies from place to place.
W = mg
At the centre of Earth, g = 0.
Therefore, W = 0.
1 kgf = 9.8 N.
One kilogramme force is the force due to gravity on a mass of 1 kilogramme.
Always attractive
6.7 x 10-11 N
METHOD: Let't' be the time in which the body reaches its maximum height.
Initial velocity = u.
Final velocity (at the highest point) = 0.
Acceleration due to gravity = g (negative sign indicates the body is moving against gravity).
Using the first equation of motion,
v = u + gt.
We get,
0=u gt
Or t = u/g
Now total time for which the ball remains in air = Time of ascent + Time of descent
Because time of ascent = Time of descent,
Total time taken = u/g + u/g = 2u/g
19.6 m s-1
METHOD: Given, u = 0
g = 9.8 m/s2
Time t = 2s
Let 'v' be the velocity of object on reaching the ground.
Using the first equation of motion,
v = u + gt
We get,
v = 0 + (9.8) (2)
Or, v = 19.6 m/s.
Now, .
If the new distance R'= R/2, then let F' be the force acting between the bodies. Then:
Weight = mg
W = (5) (9.8) = 50 N.
Mass = 10 kg
(i) Weight (in kgf) = 10 x 1 kgf = 10 kgf
[1 kgf = 9.8 N]
(ii) Weight (in newton) = 10 x 9.8 = 98 N.
Mass = 5 kg.
g = 9.8 m/s2.
Let F be the force of gravity,
F = mg.
F = (5) (9.8) = 49 N.
Force of gravity always acts downwards.
Weight, W = 2.0 N
g = 9.8 m/s2
Let 'm' be the mass of the body.
W = mg
Or, m = W/g = (2/9.8) kg = 0.2 kg.
(a) Force, F = mg
F = (10.5) (10) = 105 N
(b) Weight, w = mg
w = (10.5) (10) = 105 N
Mass, m = 5kg
Force, F = mg
F = (5) (9.8) = 49 N
(b) Let v' be the final velocity of the ball on reaching the ground.
Considering the motion from the highest point to ground,
Velocity at highest point = 0 = Initial velocity for downward journey of the ball.
Distance travelled, s = 20m
Using the third equation of motion,
v2 u2 = 2gs
or, v2 0 = 2 (10) (20) m/s
or, v2 = 400 m/s
or, v = 420 m/s
(c) Now total time for which the ball remains in air, t = 2u/g.
Or, t = 2 (20)/(10).
Or, t = 4s.
(b) Let 'v' be the velocity with which the ball strikes the ground.
Using the third equation of motion,
v2 u2 = 2gs
or, v - 02 = 2(9.8) (44.1)
2
or, v2 = 864.36
or, v = 29.4 m/s
Initial velocity u = 0
Final velocity = 20 m/s
g = 10 m/s2
Let 'h' be the height of the tower.
Using the third equation of motion,
v2 u2 = 2gs
or, (20)2 0 = 2 (10) h
or, h = 20 m
Initial velocity u = 0
Time t = 4 s
g = 10 m/s2
Let 'H' be the height of the tower.
Using the second equation of motion,
H = ut + (1/2) gt2
Or, H = 0 + (1/2)(10)(4)2
Or, H = 80 m
If the ball takes time t1 to go to the highest point from the top of building, then for the upward journey
from the relation, v = u gt,
0 = 19.6 (9.8) (t1)
Or, t1 = 2s