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Physics Imp
What are the significant figures and what do they represent when reporting
the result of a measurement?
A vehicle travels half of the distance L with a speed V1 and the other half
with speed V2. What is the average speed?
When a bullet is fired from a gun, the gun gives a kick in the backward
direction. Explain.
A bomb is exploded into two pieces; the pieces must travel in opposite
directions. Explain.
State the relation between the kinetic energy and momentum of a body.
Why can we not open or close a door by applying force at the hinges?
Chapter 8 (Oscillations)
Chapter 9 (Gravitation)
Hydrogen is in abundance around the sun but not around the earth, explain.
When water flows through a pipe, which of the layer moves fastest and
slowest?
Chapter 13 (Thermodynamics)
Why does the brake drum of an automobile get heated up while moving down
at constant speed?
In summer, when the valve of a bicycle tube is opened, the escaping air
appears cold. Why?
Explain average velocity and instantaneous velocity. When are they equal?
Define the terms momentum and impulse. State and explain the law of
conservation of linear momentum.
Derive expressions for the kinetic energy and potential energy of a simple
harmonic oscillator.
Show that in the case of one dimensional elastic collision, the relative velocity
of approach of two colliding bodies is equal to the relative velocity of
separation of the two bodies after collision.
Derive an expression for the height attained by a freely falling body after n
number of rebounds from the floor.
Show that two equal masses undergo oblique elastic collision will move at
right angle after collision, if the second body is initially at rest.
Explain about the centre of mass of earth moon system and its rotation
around the sun.
Define angular acceleration and torque. Establish the relation between them.
How does acceleration due to gravity change for the same values of height
(h) and depth (d).
What is Torricellis law? Explain how the speed of efflux is determined with an
experiment.
Derive a relation between two specific heat capacities of gas on the basis of
first law of thermodynamics.
Define the angle of friction and angle of response. Show that angle of friction
is equal to angle of response for a rough inclined plane. (Practice all problems
related to this chapter, because many times one problem also added to this
question.)
State and prove law of conservation of energy in case of freely falling body.
What are collisions? Explain the possible types of collisions? Develop the
theory of one dimensional elastic collision.
Show that the motion of a simple pendulum is simple harmonic and hence
derive an equation for its time period. Define second pendulum.
State and explain the universal law of gravitation. Explain the determination
of value of G by using Cavendish method.
Describe how the value of g varies from place to place (above and below the
surface of the earth).
State Boyles law and Charless law; derive ideal gas equation.
Explain the reversible and irreversible process. Describe the working of
Carnot engine.
State second law of Thermodynamics, how is the heat engine different from a
refrigerator?