(Centre of Mass, Momentum, Impulse and Collision)

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JEE MAINS LEVEL

PHYSICS Centre of Mass, Momentum, Impulse and Collision
Practice Paper 01

Answer Key
1. (C) 11. (C) 21. (B)

2. (B) 12. (A) 22. (B)

3. (B) 13. (A) 23. (B)

4. (A) 14. (B) 24. (D)

5. (C) 15. (C) 25. (A)

6. (A) 16. (B) 26. (C)

7. (B) 17. (C) 27. (A)

8. (D) 18. (C) 28. (A)

9. (B) 19. (A) 29. (A)

10. (C) 20. (B) 30. (B)

Hints and Solutions

1. (C)
2. (B)

m1 r1 m 2 r2
rcm
m1 m 2
3. (B)
Distance from shore = (10 l + d)
4. (A)

m r m 2 r2
rcm 1 1
m1 m 2
5. (C)
m1 v1 m 2 v 2
v cm
m1 m 2

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6. (A)
L
rcm x cm
2
y cm
2
or rcm = cos
4 2
7. (B)
8. (D)
m m L
L / 4 cos
x cm 2 2 4
m
m L
sin
y cm 2 4; rcm x cm
2
y cm
2

m
9. (B)
m1x1 m 2 x 2 m y m2 y2
x cm ; y cm 1 1
m1 m 2 m1 m 2
10. (C)
L
m m L

2
X cm
2m
11. (C)
m be the mass of each part 3m cc2 = m cc1
ad
or X = ; a = area of removed plate
Aa
A = Area of original pate, d = distance between centres.

12. (A); vcm parallel to a cm
13. (A)
14. (B)
15. (C)
16. (B); m1u1 m2u2 = (m1 + m2)v
17. (C); hn = e2nh
18. (C)
1 1
Area under F-t curve = change in momentum. 10 4 20 14 20 140 Ns
2 2
19. (A)
Area under F-t curve = change in momentum = 2 (2) + 1 4 = 4 + 4 = 0
20. (B)
4 4 4

F.dt = 10 2t dt 10 dt 2 tdt 10| t |40 | t 2 |40 = 10 4 + (4) = 56 Ns

2
J=
0 0 0

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21. (B)
Conceptual
22. (B)
p 2mv 2 10g 5 20 5 103
F 10 N
t t 0.01 102
23. (B)
d d
F p ; F a bt ct 2 or F = b + 2ct
dt dt
Clearly, the force is time-dependent.
24. (D)

From conservation of momentum, 12 kg 4 kg 8 kg

v 1 6 m/s
8 6 4v = 0 v = 12 m/s 2
Initially Finally
1
KE of 4 kg = 4 (12)2 = 2 144 =
2
288 J

25. (A)

From conservation of momentum, 1 2 x

24 m/s
m1 12 m/s m2
v1 + 2v2 = 1 12 2 24 = 36
1 kg 2 kg
(1)
From definition of e

2 v 2 v1 v 2 v1
e v2 v1 = (2/3)(36) = 24 (2)
3 u1 u 2 12 24

Solving for v1 and v2 we get v1 = 28 m/s and v2 = 4 m/s

26. (C)
1 1 1
112 2 24 144 2 576 648 J
2 2
KE i
2 2 2
1 1 1
1 28 2 4 784 32 408 J
2 2
KE f
2 2 2
K = 408 648 = 240 J
27. (A)
From conservation of momentum,
mu = mv1 + mv2 (1)
v 2 v1 v 2 v1
From definition of e, e (2)
u1 u 2 u
If v2 = 2v1 then from (1), u = v1 + 2v1 = 3v1

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2v1 v1 v1 1
from (2), e =
u 3v1 3
28. (A)


p1 103 u1 103 3i 2j , p2 2 103 u 2 2 103 4j 6k

p1 p2 p com 3 103 vcom
3
10 3i 2j 8j 12k 3 10 vcom 3i 6j 12k 3v com
3

velocity of the combined particle is v com i 2j 4k
29. (A)


pi mv i, pf mv j ; p pf pi mv j i

| p | 2 mv
1 1 5
I p I | p | 2 54 km / hr 54 m / s 10.6 Ns
2 2 18
30. (B)

1 e 1 e v 2 1 e 1 2 / 3 5 / 3
v1 u and v2 u v 1 e 1 2 / 3 1/ 3 5
2 2 1

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