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COLLISIONS MCQs

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Question 11. A steel ball falls from a height h on a floor for which the coefficient of restitution is e. The height attained by the ball after two rebounds is
  1.    eh
  2.    e2h
  3.    e3h
  4.    e4h
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> e4h
:
D
The velocity attained after a fall through a height h is given by v2=2gh
Thus hv2 The velocity after first rebound is ev. Therefore, the height attained after first rebound = e2h. Velocity after second rebound is e2v. Hence the height attained after second rebounds is e4h. Thus the correct choice is (d).
Question 12. A ball of mass 'm' moving horizontally at a speed 'v' collides with the bob of a simple pendulum at rest. The mass of the bob is also' 'm, if the collision is perfectly elastic, the bob of the pendulum will rise to a height of
  1.    v2g
  2.    v22g
  3.    v24g
  4.    v28g
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> v22g
:
B
In an elastic collision between two bodies of the same mass with one of them initially at rest, the movingbody is brought to rest and the other moves in the same direction with the same speed. Thus the ballwill come to rest and the bob of the pendulum acquires a speed v. At this speed, it will rise to height h givenby h=v22g. Hence the correct choice is (b).
Question 13. A body of mass 'm' collides against a wall with a velocity 'v' and retraces its path with the same speed. The change in momentum is (take initial direction of velocity as positive)
 
  1.    Zero
  2.    2 mv
  3.    mv
  4.    - 2 mv
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> - 2 mv
:
D
Change in momentum = mv2mv1=mvmv=2mv
Question 14. Two balls marked 1 and 2 of the same mass m and a third ball marked 3 of mass M are arranged over a smooth horizontal surface as shown in Fig. Ball 1 moves with a velocity v­1 towards balls 2 and 3. All collisions are assumed to be elastic. If M <m, the number of collisions between the balls will be
Two Balls Marked 1 And 2 Of The Same Mass M And A Third Ball...
  1.    One
  2.    Two
  3.    Three
  4.    Four
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Two
:
B
The first collision will be between balls 1 and 2. Since both have the same mass, after the collision ball 1will come to rest and ball 2 will move with speed v1. This ball will collide with the stationary ball 3.After this second collision, let v2and v3 be the speeds of balls 2 and 3 respectively. Since the collisionsare elastic,v2 and v3 are given by (see Sec. 9)
v2=(mMm+M)v1 (i)
and v3=(2mm+M)v1 (ii)
If M < m,it follows from (i) and (ii) that v2 < v3 and both have the same direction.
Therefore, ball 2 cannot collide with ball 3 again. Hence there are only two collisions.
Thus the correct choice is (b).
Question 15. A particle of mass 'm' moving eastward with a speed 'v' collides with another particle of the same mass 'm' and moving northward with the same speed 'v'. The two particles coalesce on collision. The new particle of mass '2'm will move in the north-easterly direction with a velocity
 
  1.    v2
  2.    2v
  3.    v√2
  4.    v
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> v√2
:
C
A Particle Of Mass 'm' Moving Eastward With A Speed 'v' Coll...
Initial momentum of the system
Pi=mv^i+mv^j
|Pi| = 2mv
Final momentum of the system = 2mV
By the law of conservation of momentum
2mv=2mVV=v2
Question 16. A neutron moving at a speed 'v' undergoes a head-on elastic collision with a nucleus of mass number 'A' at rest. The ratio of the kinetic energies of the neutron after and before collision is
  1.    (A−1A+1)2
  2.    (A+1A−1)2
  3.    (AA+1)2
  4.    (AA−1)2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> (A−1A+1)2
:
A
Mass of neutron (m1)=1unit. Mass of nucleus (m2)=Aunits.
The velocity of the neutron after the collision is
v1=(m1m2m1+m2)u=(1A1+A)u
KE of neutron after collision = 12m1v21=12×1×(1A1+A)2u2
KE of neutron before collision = 12mu2=12×1×u2=12u2.
Their ratio is (1A1+A)2, which is choice (a)
Question 17. The bob A of a pendulum released from a height 'h' hits head-on another bob B of the same mass of an identical pendulum initially at rest. What is the result of this collision? Assume the collision to be elastic
The Bob A Of A Pendulum Released From A Height 'h' Hits Head...
  1.    Bob A comes to rest at B and bob B move to the left attaining a maximum height h.
  2.    Bob A and B both move to the left, each attaining a maximum height h2.
  3.    Bob B moves to the left and bob A moves to the right, each attaining a maximum height h2.
  4.    Both bobs come to rest.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Bob A comes to rest at B and bob B move to the left attaining a maximum height h.
:
A
Suppose the bob A acquires a velocity v on reaching the bob B. In a head-on elastic collision between two bodies of the same mass, the velocities are exchanged after the collision. Hence the bob A will come to rest at the lowermost position (occupied by B before collision) and the bob B will move to the left attaining a maximum height h. hence the correct choice is (a).
Question 18. A ball of mass 'm' moving horizontally at a speed 'v' collides with the bob of a simple pendulum at rest. The mass of the bob is also 'm'. If the collision is perfectly inelastic, the height to which the two balls rise after the collision will be given by
  1.    v2g
  2.    v22g
  3.    v24g
  4.    v28g
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> v28g
:
D
In an inelastic collision, two bodies stick together. After the collision, the speed of the ball and the bob(sticking together) is v=v2.
The height to which they will rise is given by v=2ghorh=v22g=v28g
Hence the correct choice is (d).
Question 19. A body of mass 5 kg explodes at rest into three fragments with masses in the ratio 1 : 1 : 3. The fragments with equal masses fly in mutually perpendicular directions with speeds of 21 m/s. The velocity of the heaviest fragment will be
 
  1.    11.5 m/s
  2.    14.0 m/s
  3.    7.0 m/s
  4.    9.89 m/s
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 9.89 m/s
:
D
A Body Of Mass 5 Kg Explodes At Rest Into Three Fragments Wi...
Px=m×vx=1×21=21kgm/s
Py=m×vy=1×21=21kgm/s
Resultant = P2x+P2y=212kgm/s
The momentum of heavier fragment should be numerically equal to resultant of Px and Py.
3×v=P2x+P2y=212v=72=9.89m/s
Question 20. The coefficient of restitution 'e' for a perfectly inelastic collision is
 
  1.    1
  2.    0
  3.    ∞
  4.    -1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 0
:
B
Coefficient of restitution is the ratio between Relative velocity of separation to Relative velocity of approach of colliding bodies.
In perfectly inelastic collision, the two bodies stay togethere after collision and hence the relative velocity of separation is zero.
Therefore, coefficient of restitution is zero.

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