Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with appropriate words:
During the emission of a beta particle, the ____ number remains the same.
Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with appropriate words:
The minimum amount of energy required to emit an electron from a metal surface is called ____.
Where does the position of centre of gravity for,
i) a circle lamina
ii) a triangular lamina?
A coolie carrying a load on his head and moving on a frictionless horizontal platform does no work. Explain the reason why?
A uniform metre scale can be balanced at the 70.0 cm mark when a mass of 0.05 kg is hung from the 94.0 cm mark.
i) Draw a diagram of the arrangement.
ii) Find the mass of the metre scale.
i) The arrangement is as shown in the picture.
ii)
Let W be the wt. of the scale,
By principal of moments,
W x (70 – 50) = 0.05 (94 -70)
20 W = 0.05 x 24
A man can open a nut by applying a force of 150 N by using a lever handle of length 0.4 m. What should be the length of the handle if he is able to open it by applying a force of 60 N.
A ball of mass 200 g falls from a height of 5m. What will be its kinetic energy when it just reaches the ground?
Draw a diagram to show the energy changes in an oscillating simple pendulum. Indicate in your diagram how the total mechanical energy in it remains constant during the oscillation?
Name a machine which can be used to,
i) multiply forces
ii) change the direction of the force applied