ASSIGNMENTS

CLASS- XI (PHYSICS)

INDEX
UNIT 1 PHYSICAL WORLD

UNIT -2 UNITS & MEASUREMENTS

UNIT -3 MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE

UNIT -4 MOTION IN A PLANE

UNIT -5 LAWS OF MOTION

UNIT -6 WORK, ENERGY & POWER

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 UNIT- 1 PHYSICAL WORLD
One Marks

1. Name two Indian born physicists who have been awarded Nobel Prize in physics.
2. Out of the four fundamental forces which force is weakest and which is strongest?
3. Name four fundamental forces in nature. Out of the four which one is (a) strongest (b) weakest?
Answer
[1] C. V. Raman and S. Chandrasekhar
[2] Weakest force – Gravitational force; strongest force – strong nuclear force

UNIT -2 UNITS & MEASUREMENTS

One Marks

1. Name the SI unit used to express the amount of substance.

2. Define a radian.
3. Why length, mass and time are chosen as base quantities in mechanics?
4. Write the dimensional formulae of wavelength and frequency of a wave.
5. The radius of atom is of the order of 1 Å and radius of nucleus is of the order of a Fermi. How
magnitudes higher is the volume of atom as compared to the volume of nucleus?
6. Obtain the dimensional formula for coefficient of viscosity.
7. Write the number of significant figures in each of the following measurements.
(A) 1.67 x 10-27 kg (B) 0.270 cm
8. Which of the following measurements is more accurate and why?
(A) 0.0002 g (B) 20.0 g
Two Marks

9. Name the device used for measuring the mass of atoms and molecules.
10. A drop of olive oil of radius 1 mm spreads into a circular film of diameter 40 cm on water surface.
Estimate the size of an oil molecule.
11. Write the full name of the technique used in locating (a) an underwater obstacle, (B) position of an
aero plane in space.
12. The distance of a galaxy is of the order of 1025 m. calculate the order of magnitude of time taken by
light to reach us from the galaxy.
𝜋
13. Calculate the length of the arc of a circle of radius 31.0 cm which subtends an angle of 6 at the
centre.
14. Calculate the solid angle subtended by the periphery of an area of 1 cm2 at a point situated
symmetrically at a distance of 5 cm from the area.
15. The radius of a solid sphere is measured to be 11.24 cm. what is the surface area of the sphere to
appropriate significant figures?

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16. If displacement of a body s = (200 ± 0.5) m and time taken by it is t = (20 ± 0.2) s, then find the
percentage error in the calculation of velocity.
Three Marks
17. The displacement of a progressive wave is represented by y = A sin (ωt – k𝑥), where x is distance
and t is time. Write the dimensional formula of (i) ω and (ii) k.
18. If force F, length L and time T are taken as fundamental units then what would be the dimensions of
mass?
19. A large fluid star oscillates in shape under the influence of its own gravitational field. Using
dimensional analysis, find the expression for period of oscillation (T) in terms of radius of star (R),
mean density of fluid (𝜌) and universal gravitational constant G.
20. The moon is observed from two diametrically opposite points A and B on Earth. The angle θ
subtended at the moon by the two directions of observation is 1o 54′. Given the diameter of the Earth
to be about 1.276 ×107 m, compute the distance of the moon from the Earth.
MCQ
21. The number of significant figures in 0.06900 is
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
22. Which of the following pairs of physical quantities does not have same dimensional formula?
(a) Work and torque. (b) Angular momentum and Planck’s constant.
(c) Tension and surface tension. (d) Impulse and linear momentum.
23. Which of the following measurements is most precise?
(a) 5.00 mm (b) 5.00 cm (c) 5.00 m (d) 5.00 km.
24. The mean length of an object is 5 cm. Which of the following measurements is most accurate?
(a) 4.9 cm (b) 4.805 cm (c) 5.25 cm (d) 5.4 cm
25. Young’s modulus of steel is 1.9 × 1011 N/m2. When expressed in CGS units of dynes/cm2, it will be
equal to (1N = 105 dyne, 1m2 = 104 cm2)
(a) 1.9 × 1010 (b) 1.9 × 1011 (c) 1.9 × 1012 (d) 1.9 × 1013

CASE STUDY
Read the passage given below and give answer:
26. Significant figures in the measured value of a physical quantity tell the
number of digits in which we have confidence .Larger the number of significant
figures obtained in a measurement, greater is the accuracy of measurement
and vice – versa. In addition or subtraction, the number of decimal places in

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the result should equal the smallest number of decimal places in any term in
the operation. In multiplication and division, the number of significant
figures in the product or in the quotient is the same as the smallest number of
significant figures in any of the factors.
With the help of above comprehension, choose the most appropriate alternative
for each of the following questions:
Q1. The area enclosed by a circle of diameter 1.06 m with correct number of
significant figures is
(a) 0.88m2 (c) 1.88m2
(b) 0.883m2 (d) 0.882026m2
Q2. The circumference of the circle of diameter 1.06 m with correct number of
significant figures is
(a) 3.33m (c) 3.3m
(b) 3.33142m (d) 3m
Q3. Subtract 2.6x104 from 3.9x105 with due regard to significant figures.
(a) 3.64x105 (c) 3.6 x105
(b) 3.7x105 (d) 3.65 x 106
Q4. Add 3.8x 10-6 to 4.2 x 10-5 with due regard to significant figures.
(a) 4.6 x10-5 (c) 4.58 x10-5
(b) 4.6x10-6 (d) 4.580 x 10-5
ANSWERS
Q1.(b) Q2. (a) Q3. (c) Q4.(a)

Assertions and reasons questions

Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b),
(c) and (d) as given below
(a) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false and R is also false

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27. Assertion: Both light year and parsec are used to measure distance

Reason: Both have dimension of length

28. Assertion: Force and pressure cannot be added

Reason: The dimension of pressure and force are different

Answers
[1] A mole.
[2] A radian is the SI unit of plane angle. One radian is the angle subtended by an arc
whose length is equal to the radius of an arc.
[3] Because all other mechanical quantities can be expressed in terms of mass, length
and time.
[4] Wavelength [λ] = [L]. Frequency [v] = [T – 1] [5] 1015 [6] [M1 L – 1 T – 1] [7] (A) 3 (B) 3
[8] (B) 20.0 g is more accurate because it has 3 significant figures while (A) 0.002 g has
only 1 significant figure.
[9] A mass spectrograph. [10] 1.1 x 10-8 m [11] * [12] 3.3 x 1016 s [13] r = 31.0 cm
[14] 0.04 steradian [15] 1.588 x 103 cm2 [16] 1.25% [17] (i) [T – 1] (ii) [L – 1]
𝒌
[18] Hence dimensions of mass M are [F2 L – 1 T2] [19] [20] 3.84 × 108 m
√𝝆𝑮
MCQ
[21] b [22] c [23] a [24] a [25] c

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 UNIT -3 MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE
One Marks

1. If in case of a motion displacement is directly proportional to the square of time elapsed, what do
you think about its acceleration i.e., constant or variable? Explain, why?
2. The position coordinate of a moving particle is given by x = 6 + 18t + 9t2 (x is in metre and t in
second). What is its velocity at t = 2 s?
3. A uniformly moving cricket ball is turned back by hitting in which a bat for a very short time
interval. Show the variation of its acceleration with time. (Take acceleration in the backward
direction as positive).
4. If the velocity-time graph of a particle is parallel to time axis, what will be the acceleration of
particle?
Two Marks
5. A ball is thrown straight upward. What is its velocity and acceleration at the topmost point?
6. An object falling through a fluid is observed to have acceleration given by a = g – bv, where g =
gravitational acceleration and b is constant. After a long time of release, it is observed to fall
with constant speed. What must be the value of constant speed?
7. Draw velocity – time graphs for uniformly accelerated motion in the following cases:
(A) 𝑢 = +𝑣𝑒, 𝑎 = +𝑣𝑒
(B) 𝑢 = −𝑣𝑒, 𝑎 = +𝑣𝑒
(C) 𝑢 = +𝑣𝑒, 𝑎 = −𝑣𝑒
8. The distance x travelled by a body in a straight line is proportional to square of time. Decide on
the type of motion associated. If 𝑥 ∝ 𝑡 3 , what change will you observe?
9. The displacement x of a particle moving in one dimension under the action of a constant force is
related to the time by the equation t = √𝑥 − 3, where x is in metre and t in second. Find the
velocity of the particle at (i) t = 3 s, (ii) t = 3 s.
Three Marks
10. A body starting from rest accelerates uniformly along a straight line at the rate of 10 m s–2 for 5
s. it moves for 2 s with uniform velocity of 50 m s – 1. Then it retards uniformly and comes to rest
in 3 s. Draw velocity-time graph of the body and find the total distance traveled by the body.
11. Draw the following graphs (expected nature only) representing motion of an object under free
fall. Neglect air resistance.
(A) Variation of position with respect to time.
(B) Variation of velocity with respect to time.
(C) Variation of acceleration with respect to time.
12. The displacement (in metre) of a particle moving along x – axis is given by: x = 18t + 5t2.
Calculate (i) the instantaneous velocity at t = 2 s, (ii) average velocity between t = 2 s and t = 3 s,
(iii) instantaneous acceleration.

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13. A body travels half of its total path in the last second of its falls from rest. Calculate the time of
its fall.
14. A point object is thrown vertically upwards at such a speed that it returns to the thrower after 6 s.
with what speed was it thrown up and how high did it rise? Plot speed-time graph for the object
and use it to find the distance travelled by it in the last second of its journey. Take g = 10 m s – 1.
15. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with velocity of 20 m s – 1 from the top of a building of
height 25 m from the ground.
(A) How high will the ball reach?
(B) How long will it take for the ball to reach the ground?
(C) Trace the trajectory of motion of this ball.
16. A ball is thrown vertically upward. It has a speed of 10 m s –1 when it has reached one-half of its
maximum height. How high does the ball rise? Take g = 10 m s –1
17. Obtain equations of motion for constant acceleration using method of calculus.
18. Galileo’s law of odd numbers: “The distances traversed, during equal intervals of time, by a
body falling from rest, stand to one another in the same ratio as the odd numbers beginning with
unity [namely, 1: 3: 5: 7…...].” Prove it.
19. A ball is dropped from a height of 90 m on a floor. At each collision with the floor, the ball loses
one tenth of its speed. Plot the speed-time graph of its motion between t = 0 to 12 s.
20. A three-wheeler starts from rest, accelerates uniformly with 1 m s–2 on a straight road for 10 s,
and then moves with uniform velocity. Plot the distance covered by the vehicle during the nth
second (n = 1,2,3….) versus n. What do you expect this plot to be during accelerated motion: a
straight line or a parabola?
MCQ
21. The displacement of a particle is given by x = (t – 2)2 where x is in meters and t in seconds. The
distance covered by the particle in first 4 seconds is
(a) 4 m (b) 8 m (c) 12 m (d) 16 m
22. A lift is coming from 8th floor and is just about to reach 4th floor. Taking ground floor as origin
and positive direction upwards for all quantities, which one of the following is correct?
(a) x < 0, v < 0, a > 0 (b) x > 0, v < 0, a < 0 (c) x > 0, v < 0, a > 0 (d) x > 0, v > 0, a < 0
23. In one dimensional motion, instantaneous speed v satisfies 0 ≤ v < v0.
(a) The displacement in time T must always take non-negative values. (b) The displacement x in
time T satisfies – vo T < x < vo T. (c) The acceleration is always a non-negative number. (d) The
motion has no turning points.
24. At a metro station, a girl walks up a stationary escalator in time t 1 . If she remains stationary on
the escalator, then the escalator take her up in time t 2 . The time taken by her to walk up on the
moving escalator will be
(a) (t 1 + t 2 )/2 (b) t1t2/(t2–t1) (c) t1t2/(t2+t1) (d) t1–t2

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Assertions and reasons questions

Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b),
(c) and (d) as given below

(a) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false and R is also false
25. Assertion. The speedometer of an automobile measures the average speed
of the automobile
Reason. Average velocity is equal to total distance divided by total time taken
26. Assertion. When a body is dropped or thrown horizontally from the same
height, it would reach the ground at the same time
Reason. Horizontal velocity has no effect on the vertical motion.

Case study
27. Figure gives a speed-time graph of a particle in motion along a constant
direction. Three equal intervals of time are shown.

1. In which interval is the average acceleration greatest in magnitude

(a) 1
(b) 2

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(c) 3
(d) None of these

2. In which interval is the average speed greatest

(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) None of these

3. In which interval is the average speed greatest

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) None of these

4. What are the accelerations at the points A, B, C and D ?

(a) -ve
(b) +ve
(c) 0
(d) 1m/s2

Answer
𝟏
[1] Acceleration of the particle is constant in accordance with equation. 𝒔 = 𝒖𝒕 + 𝟐 𝒂𝒕𝟐 for
uniformly accelerated motion. [2] 54 m s – 1. [4] The acceleration of the particle is zero.
[5]Velocity is zero but acceleration is g = 9.8 m s-2 in vertically downward direction.
𝒈
[6] Constant speed 𝒗 = 𝒃[9] 12 m s-1. [10] 300 m [12] (i) 38 m s – 1 (ii) 43 m s – 1 (iii) 10 m s – 1
[13] 3.42 s [14] u = 30 m s – 1 , h = 45m , 25 m [15] (A) 45 m, (B) 5s [16] 10 m [20] straight
line
MCQ [21] (b) [22] (a) [23] (b) [24] (c)

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 UNIT -4 MOTION IN A PLANE
One Marks

1. Which vector can be associated with a plane area and what is its direction?
2. Are the magnitude and direction of (𝐴⃗- 𝐵 ⃗⃗ − 𝐴⃗ )?
⃗⃗) same as that of (𝐵
3. A unit vector is represented by 𝑎𝑖̂ + 𝑏𝑗̂ + c𝑘̂. If the value of a andb are 0.6 and 0.8 respectively,
find the value of c.
4. A vector 𝐴⃗ is expressed as 𝐴⃗ = 𝐴𝑥 𝑖̂+ 𝐴𝑦 𝑗̂, where Ax and Ay are its components along x-axis and
y-axis respectively. If vector 𝐴⃗ makes an angle θ with x-axis, then θ is given by which
expression?
5. What is the minimum number of forces acting on an object in a plane that can produce a zero
resultant force?
6. Can two non-zero vectors give zero resultant when they multiply with each other. If yes, give
condition for the same.
7. What should be the angle of projection for maximum horizontal range of a projectile?
8. What will be the effect on the horizontal range of a projectile when its initial speed is doubled
keeping its angle of projection same?
9. Two bodies move in two concentric circular paths of radii r1 and r2 with same time period. What
is the ratio of their angular velocities?
10. A football is kicked into the air vertically upwards. What is its (a) acceleration, and (b) velocity at
the highest point?
Two Marks

11. Find the angle between two vectors 𝑃⃗⃗ and 𝑄 ⃗⃗ if resultant of the two vectors is given by
2 2 2
R =P +Q .
12. Find a unit vector parallel to the vector (3𝑖̂ + 7𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂).
13. Find the angle between 𝐴⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂+ 𝑘̂.
14. The angle between 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ is 600. What is the ratio of 𝐴⃗. 𝐵⃗⃗and |𝐴⃗ × 𝐵
⃗⃗ |?
15. (i) Show that for a given horizontal range an object be projected at two different angles θ and (90
– θ) from horizontal.
(ii) Show that for two complementary angles of projection of a projectile with the same velocity,
the horizontal ranges are equal.
16. Show that the maximum horizontal range of a projectile is four times the corresponding
maximum height.
17. A ball the thrown from a roof top at an angle of 450 above the horizontal. It hits the ground a few
seconds later. At what point during its motion, does the ball have.
(A) Greatest speed, (B) smallest speed (C) greatest acceleration?
18. What is the distance travelled by a point during the time t, if it moves in x – y plane according to
the relation x = a sin 𝜔𝑡 and y = a (1 – cos 𝜔𝑡)?
19. Determine a unit vector which is perpendicular to both 𝐴⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ - 𝑗̂+ 2𝑘̂.
20. Find the area of a parallelogram formed by the vectors 𝐴⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 2 𝑗̂and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ - 4𝑘̂.

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Three Marks

21. The diagonals of a parallelogram are represented by 𝑅⃗⃗1 = 3𝑖̂+ 2𝑗̂ - 7𝑘̂and𝑅⃗⃗2 = 5 𝑖̂ + 6 𝑗̂ - 3𝑘̂.
Find the area of the parallelogram.
22. The position of a particle is given by 𝑟⃗ = 9𝑡𝑖̂ + 6t2𝑗̂ + 8𝑘̂, where t is in seconds and the
coefficients have the proper units for 𝑟⃗ to be in metres. (i) Find velocity 𝑣⃗ (t) of particle and 𝑎⃗ (t)
acceleration of the particle. (ii) Find the magnitude and direction of 𝑣⃗ (t) at t = 2 seconds.
23. The position of a particle is given by 𝑟⃗ = 3.0𝑡𝑖̂ – 2.0t2𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂ m where t is in seconds and the
coefficients have the proper units for 𝑟⃗ to be in metres.
(A) Find the velocity 𝑣⃗ and acceleration 𝑎⃗ .
(B) What is the magnitude of velocity of the particle at t = 2s?
24. A projectile is fired with speed u making an angle θ with horizontal from the surface of Earth.
Prove that the projectile will hit the surface of earth with same speed and at the same angle.
25. Find the angle of projection for which the horizontal range and the maximum height of a
projectile are equal.
26. Earth moves in circular orbit around the sun once every year with an orbital radius of 1.5 x 1011
m. what is the acceleration of Earth (or any object on the surface of the Earth) towards the centre
of the Sun? How does this acceleration compare with g = 9.8 m s –2?
27. A cricket ball is thrown at a speed of 28 m s –1 in a direction 300 above the horizontal. Calculate
(a) the maximum height, (b) the time taken by the ball to return to the same level, (c) the
horizontal distance from the point of projection to the point where the ball returns to the same
level.
MCQ
28. Which one of the following statements is true?
(a) A scalar quantity is the one that is conserved in a process. (b) A scalar quantity is the one that can
never take negative values. (c) A scalar quantity is the one that does not vary from one point to
another in space. (d) A scalar quantity has the same value for observers with different orientations of
the axes.
29. The component of a vector r along X-axis will have maximum value if
(a) r is along positive Y-axis (b) r is along positive X –axis
(c)r makes an angle of 45° with the X -axis (d) r is along negative Y-axis
30. The horizontal range of a projectile fired at an angle of 15° is 50 m. If it is fired with the same
speed at an angle of 45° , its range will be
(a) 60 m (b) 71 m (c) 100 m (d) 141 m
31. Consider the quantities, pressure, power, energy, impulse, gravitational potential, electrical
charge, temperature, area. Out of these, the only vector quantities are
(a) Impulse, pressure and area (b) Impulse and area (c) Area and gravitational potential (d) Impulse
and pressure

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32. In a two dimensional motion, instantaneous speed v 0 is a positive constant. Then which of the
following are necessarily true?
(a) The average velocity is not zero at any time. (b) Average acceleration must always vanish. (c)
Displacements in equal time intervals are equal. (d) Equal path lengths are traversed in equal
intervals.
Assertions and reasons questions
Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b),
(c) and (d) as given below
(a) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false and R is also false
33. Assertion. In javelin throw, the athlete throws the projectile at an angle
slightly more than 450
Reason. The maximum range does not depend upon angle of projection
34. Assertion. Displacement of a body may be zero, when distance travelled by
it is not zero
Reason. The displacement is the longer distance between initial and final
positions.
CASE STUDY
35. A cricket ball is thrown at a speed of 28 m s–1 in a direction 30° above the
horizontal.
I. The maximum height,
(a) 30m
(b) 20m
(c) 10.0 m
(d) 15M
ii. The time taken by the ball to return to the same level
(a) 1s
(b) 2.9 s
(c) 2.8s
(d) 3.0s
iii. The distance from the thrower to the point
(a) 69m
(b) 80m

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(c) 50m
(d) 40m

Answer i (c ) ii (b ) iii ( a )

Answer
[1] An area vector can be associated with a plane area and its direction is perpendicular to
area and directed outward. [2] Magnitude of (𝑨 ⃗⃗ − 𝑩
⃗⃗⃗) is same as that of (𝑩
⃗⃗⃗ − 𝑨
⃗⃗⃗) but
𝑨𝒚
direction is opposite. [3] 0(zero) [4] 𝜽 = 𝐭𝐚𝐧−𝟏 ( ) [5] Three [6] Yes
𝑨𝒙
, the vector product of two non-zero vectors is zero if two vectors are either parallel
or anti-parallel. [7] 450
𝒖𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐 𝜽
[8] The horizontal range becomes 4 times of its original value because 𝑹 = 𝒈
𝟐𝝅
[9] Their angular velocities are equal because 𝝎 = 𝑻
[10] (A) Acceleration is g in vertically downward direction. (B) velocity at highest point is
zero.
𝝅 𝟏
[11] 𝟐 [12] √𝟕𝟒 [13] 𝜽 = 900 [14]
√𝟑
[15] Thus, range is same for angles of projection θ and (90 – θ)0[16 ] 𝑹𝒎𝒂𝒙 = 𝟒 𝒉𝒎𝒂𝒙
[17] (A) the ball has greatest speed just before it strikes the ground. (B) The ball has
smallest speed at the highest point during its trajectory. (C) Acceleration of the ball is
constant throughout having a value a = g = 9.8 m s-2 in vertically downward direction.
̂
𝒊̂−𝒋̂−𝒌
[18] 𝒔 = 𝒗𝒕 = 𝒂𝝎𝒕 [19] [20] 14.6 [21] 13.7 unit.
√𝟑
-2 -1
[22] (i) 12 m s along y – direction (ii) 25.6 m s ; 69.50 with x-axis.
𝒂
[23] (i) ( - 4.0 𝒋̂) m/s2 (ii) √𝟕𝟑 [24] 𝜷 = −𝜽 [25] 760 [26] 𝒈𝒄 ≃ 𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟒 [27] (a) 10 m
(b) 2.9 s (c) 69.3 m
MCQ [28] (d) [29] (b) [30] (c) [31] (b) [32] (d)

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 UNIT -5 LAWS OF MOTION
One Marks

1. Two bodies of masses 10 kg and 20 kg respectively kept on a smooth, horizontal surface are tied
to the ends of a light string. A horizontal force F = 600 N is applied to (i) A, (ii) B along the
direction of string. What is the tension in the string in each case?
2. A stone of mass 0.25 kg tied to the end of a string is whirled round in a circle of radius 1.5 m
with a speed of 400 rev./min in a horizontal plane. What is the tension in the string? What is the
maximum speed with which the stone can be whirled around if the string can withstand a
maximum tension of 200 N?
Two Marks
3. A thin circular loop of radius R rotates about its vertical diameter with an angular frequency
ω≤ √𝑔 / 𝑅. What is the angle made by the radius vector joining the centre to the bead with the
vertical downward direction for ω = √2𝑔 / 𝑅 ? Neglect friction.
4. A body of mass 25 gram is moving with a constant velocity of 5 m s-1 on a horizontal
frictionless surface in vacuum. What is the force acting on the body?
5. Why passengers are thrown forward from their seats when a speeding bus stops suddenly?
6. A tennis ball of mass m strikes a massive wall with a velocity v and traces back the same path.
Calculate the change in momentum of the ball due to the wall.
7. What is the apparent weight of a man of mass 60 kg who is standing on a lift which is moving up
with a uniform speed? (g = 10 m s-2)
8. The velocity of a body of mass 1 kg as a function of time t is given by 𝑣⃗(t) = 2t 𝑖̂ + t2𝑗̂. Find the
momentum and the force acting on it, at time t = 2 s.

Three Marks

9. Three masses m1, m2 and m3 are placed on a smooth horizontal table is shown in fig. and are
pulled by a constant force F. find the tensions in the strings. Given that the strings are light and
inextensible. T1 T1 T2 T2
m1 m2 m3
F

10. A ball moving with a momentum of 5 kg m s-1 strikes against a wall at an angle of 450 and is
reflected at the same angle and with same. Find the change in momentum of the ball.
11. A stone of mass 0.3 kg, tied to one end of a string, is whirled in a circle of radius 1 m in a
4𝜋
horizontal plane with angular speed of rad s-1
3
(A) What is the tension in the string?
(B) What is the maximum speed with which the stone can be whirled around, if the string can
withstand a maximum tension of 300 N?

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12. A cricket ball of mass 150 g is moving with a speed of 12 m s-1 and is hit by a bat so that the ball
is turned back with a speed of 20 m s-1.The force of the blow acts for 0.01 s on the ball. Find the
average force exerted by the bat on the ball.
13. (A) Define angle of friction.
𝑔
(B) A block slides down at an incline of angle 300 with acceleration 4 . Find the coefficient of
kinetic friction.
14. A block is gently placed at the top of an inclined plane 6.4 m long. Find the time taken by the
block to slide down to the bottom of the plane. The plane makes an angle 300 with the horizontal.
Coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is 0.2. take g = 10 m s-2
15. A stream of water flowing horizontally with a speed of 15 m s-1 gushes out of a tube of cross-
sectional area 10-2 m2, and hits a vertical wall nearby. What is the force exerted on the wall by
the impact of water, assuming it does not rebound?
16. Ten one-rupee coins are put on top of each other on a table. Each coin has a mass m. Give the
magnitude and direction of (a) the force on the 7th coin (counted from the bottom) due to all the
coins on its top, (b) the force on the 7th coin by the eighth coin, (c) the reaction of the 6th coin
on the 7th coin.
17. An aircraft executes a horizontal loop at a speed of 720 km/h with its wings banked at 15°. What
is the radius of the loop?
18. A train runs along an unbanked circular track of radius 30 m at a speed of 54 km/h. The mass of
the train is 106 kg. What provides the centripetal force required for this purpose — the engine or
the rails? What is the angle of banking required to prevent wearing out of the rail?
19. A disc revolves with a speed of 100/ 3 rev/min, and has a radius of 15 cm. Two coins are placed
at 4 cm and 14 cm away from the centre of the record. If the co-efficient of friction between the
coins and the record is 0.15, which of the coins will revolve with the record?
20. Three blocks of masses m1 = 3 kg, m2 = 4 kg and m3 = 2 kg respectively, connected by light
strings and arranged on the horizontal smooth surface of a table are joined to a load of mass m =
1 kg by a string passing over a frictionless pulley P as shown in Fig. Calculate the acceleration of
the system and the tensions in the strings. You may take g = 10 m s-2.
T1 T1 T2 T2
m1 m2 m3
F
T

T
a
1 kg

mg

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21. A ball is travelling with uniform translatory motion. This means that
(a) it is at rest. (b) the path can be a straight line or circular and the ball travels with uniform speed.
(c) all parts of the ball have the same velocity (magnitude and direction) and the velocity is constant.
(d) the centre of the ball moves with constant velocity and the ball spins about its centre uniformly.

22. A metre scale is moving with uniform velocity. This implies

(a) the force acting on the scale is zero, but a torque about the centre of mass can act on the scale.
(b) the force acting on the scale is zero and the torque acting about centre of mass of the scale is also
zero. (c) the total force acting on it need not be zero but the torque on it is zero.
(d) neither the force nor the torque need to be zero
23. Conservation of momentum in a collision between particles can be understood from
(a) conservation of energy. (b) Newton’s first law only.
(c) Newton’s second law only. (d) both Newton’s second and third law.
24. A hockey player is moving northward and suddenly turns westward with the same speed to avoid
an opponent. The force that acts on the player is
(a) frictional force along westward. (b) muscle force along southward.
(c) frictional force along south-west. (d) muscle force along south-west.
25. A car of mass m starts from rest and acquires a velocity along east v v > 0= iv in two seconds.
Assuming the car moves with uniform acceleration, the force exerted on the car is
(a) 2 mv eastward and is exerted by the car engine.
(b) 2 mv eastward and is due to the friction on the tyres exerted by the road.
(c) more than 2 mv eastward exerted due to the engine and overcomes the friction of the road.
(d) 2 mv exerted by the engine.

ASSERTION REASON
Questions contain two statements, Assertion and Reason. Each of these
questions also has four alternative choices, only one of which is the correct
answer. You have to select one of the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below.
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for
assertion.
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for
assertion
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.

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26. Assertion : Linear momentum of a body changes even when it is moving
uniformly in a circle.
Reason : In uniform circular motion, velocity remains constant.
27.Assertion : On a rainy day, it is difficult to drive a car or bus at high speed.
Reason : The value of coefficient of friction is lowered due to wetting of the
surface.
CASE STUDY
Read the passage given below and give answer:
28. Friction between any two surfaces in contact is the force that opposes the
relative motion between them. The force of limiting friction (F) between any two
surfaces in contact is directly proportional to the normal reaction (R) between
them i .e. F ∝ R or F= μR , where μ is coefficient of limiting friction , then μ =
tanθ.
With the help of above comprehension, choose the most appropriate alternative
for each of the following questions:
Q1. A force of 49N is just able to move a block of wood weighing 10kg on a
rough horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction is
(a) 0.5 (c) 10/49
(b) 4.9 (d) 49/9.8
Q2. The angle of friction in the above question is
(a) 34026’ (c) 26034’
(b) 300 (d) 450
Q3.A horizontal force of 1.2kg is applied on a 1.5 kg block, which rests on a
horizontal surface .If the coefficient of friction is 0.3 , force of friction is
(a) 0.45 kg f (c) 1.5kg f
(b) 1.2kg f (d) 0.3kg f
Q4. The acceleration produced in the block in the above question is
(a) 9.8m/s2 (c) 1.5m/s2
(b) 0.3m/s2 (d) 4.9m/s2
ANSWERS
Q1. (a) Q2. (c) Q3. (a) Q4.(d)

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 Answer
[1] (A) 400 N (B) 200 N [2] 34.6 m s-1 [3] 𝜽 = 600 [4] Zero[6] – 2 mv [7] Apparent
weight of man = true weight = 60 Kg = 600 N because lift is moving up with a constant
speed and there is no acceleration.
𝑭𝒎𝟑
[8] (4 𝒊̂ + 8 𝒋̂) N; (8𝒊̂ + 8 𝒋̂) kg m s-1[9] T2 = 𝒎𝟑 𝒂 = [10] – 5 √𝟐kg m s-1
(𝒎𝟏 + 𝒎𝟐 + 𝒎𝟑 )
[11] (A) Tension T = 5.3 N (B) Maximum linear speed = 31.6 m s-1[12] – 480 N [13] 𝝁𝒌 =
𝟏
[14] 2.0 s [15] F=2250N [16] 3mg, 3mg,4mg [17] r=15.24km [18] angle=37.40
𝟐√𝟑
[20] 1 m s-2; 9 N ; 7 N; 3N
MCQ [21] (c) [22] (b) [23] (d) [24] (c) [25] (b)

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 UNIT -6 WORK, ENERGY & POWER
One Marks

1. A pump on the ground floor of a building can pump up water to fill a tank of volume 30 m3 in 15
min. if the tank is 40 m above the ground, and the efficiency of the pump is 30% , how much
electric power is consumed by the pump?
2. A gardener moves a lawn roller through a distance of 50 m with a force of 100 N. if the force is
acting at an angle of 600 to the direction of motion, find the work done.
3. What is the ratio of kinetic energy of a particle at the bottom to the kinetic energy at the top when
it just loops a vertical loop of radius r?
Two Marks
4. What is the amount of work done by
(A) A weight-lifter in holding a weight of 120 kg on his shoulder for 30 s, and
(B) A locomotive against gravity, if it is travelling on a level place?
5. Calculate the work done by a car against gravity in moving along a straight horizontal road. The
mass of the car is 400 kg and the distance moved is 2 m.
6. A body of mass 4 kg initially at rest is subject to a force 16 N. what is the kinetic energy acquired
by the body at the end of 10 s?
7. A particle of mass m is moving in an horizontal circle of radius ‘r’ under a centripetal force equal
𝑘
to 𝑟 2, where k is a constant. What is its potential energy?
8. Draw the graph of equation Fs = - kx, where Fs is the spring force and x is the displacement of
block from equilibrium position. Using the graph, show that maximum work done by the spring at
2
xm is Ws= −𝑘𝑥𝑚 /2 , (k = spring constant).
Three Marks
9. A raindrop of mass 1.00 g falling from a height of 1 km hits the ground with a speed of 50 m s-1.
Calculate (a) the loss of potential energy of the drop. (b) The gain in kinetic energy of the drop.
(c) Is the gain in kinetic energy equal to loss in potential energy? If not, why? Take g = 10 m s -2.
10. A particle of mass 1 kg moving with a velocity 𝑣⃗1 = (3𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂)m s-1 experiences a perfectly
inelastic collision with another particle of mass 2 kg having velocity 𝑣⃗2 = (4𝑗̂ − 6𝑘̂)m s-1. Find
the velocity and speed of the particle formed.
11. A car of mass 1000 kg accelerates uniformly from rest to a velocity of 54 km h-1 in 5 s. Calculate
(i) its acceleration, (ii) its gain in kinetic energy, (iii) average power of the engine during this
period. Neglect friction.
12. A woman pushes a trunk on a railway platform which has a rough surface. She applies a force of
100 N over a distance of 10 m. Thereafter, she gets progressively tired and her applied force
reduces linearly with distance to 50 N. The total distance through which the trunk has been
moved is 20 m. Plot the force applied by the woman and the frictional force, which is 50 N.
Calculate the work done by the two forces over 20 m
13. A bullet of mass 0.012 kg and horizontal speed 70 m s–1 strikes a block of wood of mass 0.4 kg
and instantly comes to rest with respect to the block. The block is suspended from the ceiling by

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 means of thin wires. Calculate the height to which the block rises. Also, estimate the amount of
heat produced in the block.
14. A molecule in a gas container hits a horizontal wall with speed 200 m s–1 and angle 30° with the
normal, and rebounds with the same speed. Is momentum conserved in the collision? Is the
collision elastic or inelastic?
15. A pump on the ground floor of a building can pump up water to fill a tank of volume 30 m3 in 15
min. If the tank is 40 m above the ground, and the efficiency of the pump is 30%, how much
electric power is consumed by the pump?
16. A bicyclist comes to a skidding stop in 10 m. During this process, the force on the bicycle due to
the road is 200N and is directly opposed to the motion. The work done by the cycle on the road is
(a) + 2000J (b) – 200J (c) zero (d) – 20,000J
17. A body is falling freely under the action of gravity alone in vacuum. Which of the following
quantities remain constant during the fall?
(a) Kinetic energy. (b) Potential energy. (c) Total mechanical energy. (d) Total linear momentum.
18. During inelastic collision between two bodies, which of the following quantities always remain
conserved?
(a) Total kinetic energy. (b) Total mechanical energy. (c) Total linear momentum. (d) Speed of each
body.
19. A body of mass 0.5 kg travels in a straight line with velocity v = αx3/2 where α= 5 m–1/2s–1. The
work done by the net force during its displacement from x = 0 to x = 2 m is
(a) 1.5 J (b) 50 J (c) 10 J (d) 100 J
20. A mass of 5 kg is moving along a circular path of radius 1 m. If the mass moves with 300
revolutions per minute, its kinetic energy would be
(a) 250 π 2 (b) 100 π 2 (c) 5 π 2 (d) 0

Case study
Read the passage given below and give answer
21. An elastic collision is a collision in which there is no net loss in kinetic energy in
the system as a result of the collision. Both momentum and kinetic energy are
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1. In which motion, momentum changes but K.E does not?
a. circular motion
b. parabolic motion
c. straight line motion
d. none of these
2. Coefficient of restitution for elastic collision is:
a. 0
b. 1
c. -1
d. infinite

3. Two balls at the same temperature collide. What is conserved?

a. momentum
b. velocity
c. kinetic energy
d. none of these
4. Momentum of two objects moving with the same speed but in opposite
direction upon collision is
a. increased
b. decrease
c. zero
d. none of these
Q5. In elastic collision, the relative speed of approach and separation is:
a. equal
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c. zero
d. infinite
ANSWER
Q1. (a) Q2.(b) Q3.(a) Q4.(c) Q5.(a)
Answer
[1] 4.357 x 104 W = 43.57 kW[2] work done W = Fs cos 𝜽 = 100 x 50 cos 600 = 2500 J[3] 5
𝒌 𝟏
[5] hence work done is zero.[6] 3200 J [7] − 𝒓 [8] 𝟐 𝒌𝒙𝟐 𝒎. [9] (a) 10 J (b) 1.25 J (c) Gain in
K.E. is less than the loss in P.E. it is because a part of energy has been spent to overcome
𝟑𝒌
viscous drag of air [10] √𝟐𝟏m s-1 [11] (i) 3 m s-2 (ii) 1.125 x 105 J (iii) 22.5 kW [12] [12]
𝟐𝒂
w1=1750 j , w2=-1000 j [13] height=0.212m,heat =28.54 j [14] elastic [15]
p=43.6 kw
MCQ [16] (c) [17] (c) [18] (c) [19] (b) [20] (a)

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NAME ……. SECTION…. ROLL NO….

CRPF PUBLIC SCHOOL ROHINI DELHI

ANNUAL EXAMINATION
SUBJECT - PHYSICS
CLASS- 11 (19-20)

Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions
1. All questions are compulsory. There are 37 questions in all.
2. This question paper has four sections: Section A, Section B, Section C and Section D
3. Section A contains 20 questions of one mark each, section B contains seven questions of two marks
each, section C contains seven questions of three marks each, and section D contains three questions of
five marks each.
4. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in two questions of two
marks, two questions of three marks and all the three questions of five marks. You have to attempt only
one of the choices in such questions.
5. You may use the following values of physical constants wherever necessary.
c = 3 × 108 m/s
h = 6.63 × 10-34Js
e = 1.6 × 10-19 C
Avogadro’s number = 6.023 × 1023 per gram mole
Boltzmann constant = 1.38 × 10-23 JK-1
SECTION-A: ONE MARKS EACH

1. With propagation of longitudinal waves through a medium, the quantity transmitted is

(a) matter. (b) energy.
(c) energy and matter. (d) energy, matter and momentum.
2. The relation between acceleration and displacement of four particles are given below Which one of
the particles is executing simple harmonic motion?:
(a) ax = + 2x. (b) ax = + 2x2.
2
(c) ax = – 2x . (d) ax = – 2x.
3. Young’s modulus of steel is 1.9 × 1011 N/m2. When expressed in CGS units of dynes/cm2, it will be
equal to (1N = 105 dyne, 1m2 = 104 cm2)
(a) 1.9 × 1010 (b) 1.9 × 1011
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(c) 1.9 × 10 (d) 1.9 × 1013
4. An elevator weighing 600kg is pulled upward by a cable with an acceleration of 5m/s2 (g=10m/s2)
.Tthe tension in the cable is
(a) 6000N (b) 9000N
(c) 60000N (d) 90000N

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5. Conservation of momentum in a collision between particles can be understood from
(a) Conservation of energy. (b) Newton’s first law only.
(c) Newton’s second law only. (d) Both Newton’s second and third law.
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6. What is the angle of friction between two surfaces in contact if the coefficient of friction µ= √3
(a) 300 (b) 600 (c) 450 (d) 900
7. A body is initially at rest. It undergoes one-dimensional motion with constant acceleration. The power
delivered to it at time t is proportional to.
(a) t 1/2 (b) t (c) t 3/2 (d) t 2
8. A player throws a ball upwards with an initial speed of 29.4 m s–1What is the magnitude of
acceleration during the upward motion of the ball?
(a) 9.8m/s2 (b) 0 .98m/s2 (c 4m/s2 (d) none of the above
9. Two parallel rail tracks run north-south. Train A moves north with a speed of 54 km h–1, and train B
moves south with a speed of 90 km h–1. What is the velocity of B with respect to A?,
(a) - 45 m/s (b) 20 m/s (c) – 40m/s (d) 9m/s
10.A ball is thrown at an angle of 450 to the horizontal with kinetic energy K . What is the kinetic energy
of the particle at the highest point of trajectory?
(a) K/2 (b) K (c) 2K (d) 3K
11. The distance covered by a freely falling body during the first second of its motion is ............

12. Specific heat of a gas in adiabatic process is………………………..

OR
Specific heat of a gas in isothermal process is...............................
13. Formula for power in rotational motion is P = ....................................
14. One astronomical unit= ...........................m
15. One kilogram wt =....................... Newton
16. As per kinetic theory, what is the cause of pressure exerted by a gas?
17. Is moment of inertia of a given body constant just like its mass?.
18. Can a system be heated and its temperature remains constant?
19. If a refrigerator’s door is kept open, will the room become cool or hot? Explain.
20. Is moment of inertia a scalar or vector quantity? Write its dimensional formula?
SECTION-B: 2 MARK EACH.
21. Find the scalar and vector products of two vectors. a = (3i ˆ – 4jˆ + 5kˆ ) and
b = (– 2i ˆ + jˆ – 3kˆ )
22 A small bucket containing water is rotated in a vertical circle. Obtain an expression for minimum
speed of bucket so that the water does not spill even at the highest point during its motion in a vertical
circle.
23 Does the escape speed of a body from the earth depend on
(a) the mass of the body,
(b) the direction of projection,
OR
A comet orbits the sun in a highly elliptical orbit. Does the comet have a constant?
(a) linear speed,
(b) angular speed,

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24. A wire stretches by a certain amount under a load. If the load and radius both are increased to four
times, find the stretch caused in the wire.
.
25 Show that Reynolds no is a dimensionless.
OR
Give an example of
(a) a constant which has unit
(a) a constant which has no unit
26. Briefly explain why there is practically no atmosphere on the surface of the moon.
27. A particle of mass m is moving in an horizontal circle of radius ‘r’ under a centripetal force equal to
𝐾
- 𝑟2 where k is a constant .What is its potential energy
OR
Draw a graph showing variation of potential energy, kinetic energy and the total energy of a body freely
falling on earth (from a height h) under gravitational force.
SECTION- C: 3 MARKS EACH
28. Derive an expression for variation in ‘g’ at depth ‘d’ and then prove that weight of a body at the
centre of the earth is zero.
OR
Derive an expression for orbital velocity of a satellite in an orbit. Write the relation between orbital
velocity and escape velocity?
29. A ball is dropped from a height of 90 m on a floor. At each collision with the floor, the ball loses one
tenth of its speed. Plot the speed-time graph of its motion between t = 0 to 12 s..
30. Explain why
(a) The coolant in a chemical or a nuclear plant (i.e., the liquid used to prevent the different parts of a
plant from getting too hot) should have high specific heat.
(b) Air pressure in a car tyre increases during driving.
(c) The climate of a harbour town is more temperate than that of a town in a desert at the same latitude.
OR
Two cylinders A and B of equal capacity are connected to each other via a stopcock.A contains a gas at
standard temperature and pressure. B is completely evacuated. The entire system is thermally insulated.
The stopcock is suddenly opened. Answer the following:
(a) What is the final pressure of the gas in A and B ?
(b) What is the change in internal energy of the gas ?
(c) What is the change in the temperature of the gas ?
31. Show that for a small oscillation the motion of simple pendulum is simple harmonic. Derive an
expression for its time period. Does it depend on the mass of the bob?
32. A solid sphere rolls down two different inclined planes of the same heights but different angles of
inclination.
(a) Will it reach the bottom with the same speed in each case?
(b) Will it take longer to roll down one plane than the other?
(c) If so, which one and why?
OR
Torques of equal magnitude are applied to a hollow cylinder and a solid sphere, both having the same
mass and radius. The cylinder is free to rotate about its standard axis of symmetry, and the sphere is free
to rotate about an axis passing through its centre. Which of the two will acquire a greater angular speed
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33. Show that there are two angles of projection for a projectile to have the same horizontal range. What
will be the maximum height attained in the two cases? What will be the maximum heights attained in the
two cases? Compare the two heights for θ= 300 and 600.
34. Define coefficient of thermal conductivity and derive its SI unit. Calculate the rate of loss of heat
through a glass window of area 1000 cm2 and thickness 0.4 cm when temperature inside is 37 0C and
outside is – 5 0C. Coefficient of thermal conductivity of glass is
2.2 x 10-3cal s—1cm—1C—1.
SECTION-D: 5 MARKS
35.(a) Define impulse and state its unit. How will you find impulse of a force for a given time
graphically?
(b) A cricket ball of mass 150 g is moving with a speed of 12 m s-1 and is hit by a bat so that the ball is turned
back with a speed of 20 m s-1.The force of the blow acts for 0.01 s on the ball. Find the average force exerted by
the bat on the ball.
OR

(a) Define angle of friction.

(b) Discuss the motion of a car on a curved level (unbanked) road.
g
(c) A block slides down at an incline of angle 300 with an acceleration 4. Find the coefficient of kinetic
friction.
36.(a) State the principle we use in hydraulic lift and then explain working of it
(b) Two syringes of different cross sections (without needles) filled with water are connected with a
tightly fitted rubber tube filled with water. Diameters of the smaller piston and larger piston are 1.0 cm
and 3.0 cm respectively.
(i) Find the force exerted on the larger piston when a force of 10 N is applied to the smaller piston.
(ii) If the smaller piston is pushed in through 6.0 cm, how much does the larger piston move out?
OR
(a) Derive an expression for terminal velocity of a spherical ball moving in a viscous fluid.
(b) The terminal velocity of a copper ball of radius 2.0 mm falling through a tank of oil at 20oC is 6.5
cm s-1. Compute the viscosity of the oil at 20oC.Density of oil is 1.5 × 103 kg m-3, density of copper is
8.9 × 103 kg m-3.
37. (a) What are standing waves? Derive an expression for standing wave in a string clamped at both
ends
(b) The transverse displacement of a string (clamped at its both ends) is given by
2
y(x, t) = 0.06 sin 3x cos (120 πt) where x and y are in m and t in s. The length of the string is 1.5 m and
its mass is 3.0 ×10–2 kg. Answer the following:
(i) Does the function represent a travelling wave or a stationary wave?
(ii) Determine the tension in the string.
OR
A transverse harmonic wave on a string is described by y(x, t) = 3.0 sin (36 t + 0.018 x + π/4) where x
and y are in cm and t in s. The positive direction of x is from left to right.
(a) Is this a travelling wave or a stationary wave?
(b) If it is travelling, what are the speed and direction of its propagation?
(c) What are its amplitude and frequency?
(d) What is the initial phase at the origin?
(e) What is the least distance between two successive crests in the wave?

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