ADVANCED REVISION SHEET

PHYSICS COM,COLM,Collision

Part – 1 (One Option Correct)

1. In the figure shown a semicircular area is removed from a uniform square plate of side '  ' and mass ‘m’ (before
removing). the x-coordinate of centre of mass of remaining portion is (The origin is at the centre of square)

 (  2)  (  2)
(A)  (B)
2(8   ) 2(8   )
 4
  
 (  2) 3
(C) (D)  
8 2(8   )
^ ^
2. A particle moving with velocity (2 i  3 j ) m/s collides with a surface at rest in xz-plane as shown in figure and
^ ^
moves velocity (2 i  2 j ) m/s after collision. Then coefficient of restitution is:

2 8 4
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D)
3 13 5
3. A block of mass m and length  is kept at rest on a rough horizontal ground of friction coefficient k , A man of
mass m is standing at the right end. Now the ma starts walking towards left and reaches the left end within time
‘t’. During this time, the displacement of the block is: (Assume the pressing force between the block and the
ground remains constant and its value is same as it was initially. Also assume that the block slides during the
entire time (t):

   k gt 2   k gt 2  k gt 2   
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)   k gt 2
2 2 2 2
4. In the situation shown in the adjacent figure, what is the maximum elongation produced in the spring if initially
the spring is relaxed (consider all contact surfaces to be smooth)?

F F 2F 4F
(A) (B) (C) (D)
K 2K K K
5. Four cubes of side “a” each of mass 40gm, 20gm,10gm and 20gm are arranged in XY plane as shown in figure.
The coordinates of centre of mass of the combination with respect to O, are:

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 (A) 19a/18, 17a/18 (B) 17a/18, 11a/18 (C) 17a/18, 13a/18 (D) 13a/18, 17a/18

6. Two pucks are initially moving along a frictionless surface as shown in the diagram. The pucks have mass
m1  m2 and begin with equal magnitude of momentum. A constant force F is applied to each puck directly to the
right for the same interval of non-zero time. After the pushes are complete, what is the relationship for the size of
the momenta of pucks ( p1 and p2 )?

(A) p1  p2 (B) p1  p2 (C) p1  p2

(D) More information about the masses, speeds, force and time are required to answer the
questions
7. Three identical uniform rods of the same mass M and length L are arranged in xy plane as shown in the figure. A
fourth uniform rod of mass 3M has been placed as shown in the xy plane. What should be the value of the length
of the fourth rod such that the center of mass of all the four rods lie at the origin?

(A) L ( 2 2  1 )/3 (B) 2L (C) L( 2  1 )/3 (D) 3L

  
8. Two particles having position vectors r1  (3iˆ  5 ˆj ) m and r2  (5iˆ  3 ˆj ) m are moving with v1  (4iˆ  3 ˆj ) velocities

m/s and v2  (a iˆ  7 ˆj ) m/s. If they collide after 2 sec, the value of 'a' is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
9. Two identical blocks having mass M each are smoothly conjugated and placed on a smooth horizontal floor as
shown in figure. On the left of block A there is a wall. A small block of mass m is released from the position.
Then velocity of block B is maximum
(A) when m is at highest position on B
(B) when m is at lowest position and moving towards left w.r.t B
(C) when m is at point C
m 2 gh
(D) is equal to
mM
10. Seven identical birds are flying south together at constant velocity. A hunter shoots one of them, which
immediately dies and falls to the ground. The other six continue flying south at the original velocity. After the one
bird has hit the ground, the centre of mass of all seven birds
(A) continues south at the original speed, but is now located some distance behind the flying birds
(B) continues south, but at 6/7 the original velocity
(C) continues south, but at 1/7 the original velocity
(D) stops with the dead bird
11. A ball of mass m approaches a moving wall of infinite mass with speed v along the normal to the wall. The speed
of the wall is u toward the ball. The speed of the ball after ‘elastic’ collision with wall is:
(A) u + v away from the wall (B) 2u + v away from the wall
(C) | u - v| away from the wall (D) | v - 2u | away from the wall

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12. Two bodies, A and B, collide as shown in figures a and b below :
VA VB
(a) A B

VA VB
(b) A
B

Circle the true statement:

(A) They exert equal and opposite forces on each other in (a) but not in (b)
(B) They exert equal and opposite force on each other in (b) but not in (a)
(C) They exert equal and opposite force on each other in both (a) and (b)
(D) The forces are equal and opposite to each other in (a), but only the components of the forces
parallel to the velocities are equal in (b).

13. A particle is projected from a smooth horizontal surface with velocity v at an angle q from horizontal. Coefficient
of restitution between the surface and ball is e. The distance of the point where ball strikes the surface second
time from the point of projection is

v 2 sin 2 (1  e 2 ) v 2 sin 2 (1  e 4 ) v 2 sin 2 (1  e3 ) v 2 sin 2 (1  e)

(A) (B) (C) (D)
g g g g
14. Three particles with equal mass move with equal speed v along the medians of an equilateral triangle as shown.
They all collide at the centroid simultaneously. After the collision, A comes to rest, B retraces
it’s path with same speed. What is speed of C after the collision?

(A) v (B) v/2

(C) 2v (D) information insufficient
15. Which of the following statements is/are false?
(A) the magnitude of momentum of a heavy object is greater than that of a light object moving at the same
speed
(B) in a perfectly inelastic collision, all the initial kinetic energy of the colliding bodies is dissipated
(C) the momentum of a system of colliding bodies may be conserved even though the total mechanical energy
may not
(D) the velocity of the center of mass of a system is the system's net momentum divided by its total mass
16. A teacher gives her students the following test problem:
Box A, which is sliding to the right on a frictionless horizontal surface, collides with box B which is initially at
rest. The two boxes stick together after the collision and continue sliding as a single unit. Find the final speed of
the combined boxes.
However, rather than giving the students the necessary information, the teacher is making them purchase the
information according to the following price list.
The change in the kinetic energy of box B as a result of the collision Rs. 50
The change in the momentum of box B as a result of the collision Rs. 80
The average force acting on box B during the collision Rs. 70
The time t, that the two boxes are in contact during the collision Rs. 90
The mass of box B Rs. 40
What is the least amount of money that must be spent in order to purchase enough information to solve the
problem?
(A) Rs 90 (B) Rs 160 (C) Rs120 (D) Rs150

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17. From what minimum height h must the system be released when spring is unstretched so that after perfectly
inelastic collision (e = 0) with ground, B may

be lifted off the ground (Spring constant = k).

(A) mg/(4k) (B) 4mg/k (C) mg/(2k) (D) none

18. A monkey jumps from ball A onto ball B which are suspended from inextensible light string each of length L. The
mass of each ball & monkey is same. What should be the minimum relative velocity of jump w.r.t. ball, if both
the balls manage to complete the circle?

(A) 5gL (B) 20gL (C) 4 5gL (D) none

19. A mass ‘m’ moves with a velocity ‘v’ and collides inelastically with another identical mass at rest. After collision
v
the 1st mass moves with velocity in a direction perpendicular to the initial direction of motion. Find the speed
3
of the 2nd mass after collision.

2v v
(A) (B)
3 3
(C) v (D) the situation of the problem is not possible without external impulse.
20. Eight solid uniform cubes of edge l are stacked together to form a single cube with center O. One cube is removed
from this system. Distance of the centre of mass of remaining 7 cubes from O is

7 3l 3l 3l
(A) (B) (C) (D) zero
16 16 14
21. A system comprises of two small spheres with same masses 'm'. The spring is non deformed. The spheres are set
in motion in gravity free space at the velocities as shown in the diagram.

The maximum elastic potential Energy stored in the system is.

v0 0
v0
m k m
mv02 1
(A) (B) mv02 (C) mv02 (D) 2mv02
2 2 2

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22. Three particles of masses 1 kg, 2 kg and 3 kg are situated at the corners of an equilateral triangle move at speed
6 ms 1 , 3 ms 1 and 2 ms 1 respectively. Each particle maintains a direction towards the particle at the next corner
symmetrically the velocity of C.M. of the system at this instant
1kg

–1
6ms   2ms
–1

 3kg
2kg –1
3ms
(A) 3 ms 1 (B) 5 ms 1 (C) 6 ms 1 (D) None

Part – 2 (One or More than One Option Correct)

23. Consider two skaters A and B initially at rest on ice (friction is negligible) with A holding a ball. A has greater
mass than B and the ball has some significant mass. A throws the ball to B. B catches it and throws it back to A
who catches it again. The magnitudes of the skater’s (excluding ball) final velocities, momentum and kinetic
energies (denoted below as v, p and K respectively) are related as

(A) v A = v B (B) v A = v B , p A < p B (C) p A = p B , K A < K B (D) p A  p B , K A < K B

24. A light rope passes over a light frictionless pulley attached to the ceiling. An object with a large mass is tied to
one end and an object with a smaller mass is tied to the other end. Both masses are released from rest. Which of
the following statement(s) is/are false for the system consisting of the two moving masses while string remains
taut?
(A) the center of mass remains at rest
(B) the net external force is zero
(C) the velocity of the center of mass is a constant
(D) the acceleration of the center of mass is g downward
25. In the figure shown the system is at rest initially. Two persons ‘A’ and ‘B’ of masses 40 kg each move with
speeds v1 and v2 respectively towards each other on a plank lying on a smooth horizontal surface as shown in
figure. Plank travels a distance of 20 m towards right direction in 5 sec. (Here v1 and v2 are given with respect to
the plank). Then the possible condition(s) can be

(A) v1 = 0 m/s, v2 = 10 m/s (B) v1 = 5 m/s, v2 = 15 m/s

(C) v1 = 10 m/s, v2 = 20 m/s (D) v1 = 2 m/s, v2 = 12 m/s
26. A man of mass M is carrying a ball of the mass M/2. The man is initially in the state of rest at a distance D from
fixed vertical wall. He throws the ball towards the wall with a velocity V with respect to earth at t = 0. As a result
of throwing, the man also starts moving backwards. The ball rebounds elastically from the wall. The man finally
collects the ball.

Assuming friction to be absent.

2V
(A) the velocity of the man + ball system after the man has collected the ball is
3
MV
(B) impulse by ball on man while the man catches the ball is
3

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 MV
(C) impulse by ball on man while the man catches the ball is
6
4D
(D) He catches the ball again at t =
V

27. Two identical blocks of mass 2M each are joined by means of a light spring of spring constant k. A man of mass
M is standing on one of the block as shown in the diagram. If man jumps horizontally towards left with a velocity
V relative to block and if horizontal surface is smooth, then

h k

2M  V 
(A) the maximum compression in the spring is  
k 3
2h
(B) man lands at horizontal distance from initial position of the block V
g
(C) right block loses contact with wall when the elongation in spring is maximum
V
(D) velocity of centre of mass of two blocks just after 2M loses contact with wall is
6
28. In an elastic collision between spheres A and B of equal mass but unequal radii, A moves along the x-axis and B
is stationary before impact. Which of the following is possible after impact?

(A) A comes to rest

(B) the velocity of B relative to A remains the same in magnitude but reverses in direction
(C) A and B move with equal speeds, making an angle of 45 each with the x-axis.
(D) A and B move with unequal speeds, making angles of 30 and 60 with the x-axis
respectively.
29. When a cannon shell explodes in mid–air,
(A) the momentum of the system is conserved in all cases
(B) the momentum of the system is conserved only if the shell was moving horizontally
(C) the kinetic energy of the system either remains constant or decreases
(D) the kinetic energy of the system always increases
30. Consider a rubber ball freely falling from a height h = 4.9 m onto a horizontal elastic plate. Assume that the
duration of collision is negligible and the collidion with the plate is totally elastic. Then the velocity as a function
of time will be
v
v y
v1 +v1 y
h h
o t
o t t
–v1 t
(A) (B)
v y y
+v1
h
o t 3t t t1 2t1 3t1 4t1 t h
1 2t1 4t1
1

(C) –v1 t (D) t

31. A blast breaks a body initially at rest of mass 0.5 kg into three pieces, two smaller pieces of equal mass and the
third double the mass of either of small piece. After the blast the two smaller masses move at right angles to one
another with equal speed. Find the statements that is/are true for this case assuming that the energy of blast is
totally transferred to masses.

(A) All the three pieces share the energy of blast equally
(B) The speed of bigger mass is 2 times the speed of either of the smaller mass
(C) The direction of motion of bigger mass makes an angle of 135 with the direction of smaller
pieces
(D) The bigger piece carries double the energy of either piece.

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32. A particle of mass m makes a head-on elastic collision with another particle of mass 2m initially rest. The velocity
of the first particle before and after collision is given to be u1 and v1 and the velocity of second particle after the
collision is v2 . Which of the following statements is true in respect of this collision?

(A) For all values of u1 , v1 will always be less than u1 in magnitude.

(B) The fractional loss in kinetic energy of the first particle is
(C) The gain in kinetic energy of the second particle is of the initial kinetic energy the first particle.
(D) There is a net loss in the kinetic energy of the two particle system in the collision.
   
33. The linear momentum of a particle is given by P = (a sin t i - a cos t j) kg-m/s. A force F is acting on the particle.
Select correct alternative/s:
 
(A) Linear momentum P of particle is always parallel to F
 
(B) Linear momentum P of particle is always perpendicular to F

(C) Linear momentum P is always constant
(D) Magnitude of linear momentum is constant with respect to time.
34. Three identical particles A, B and C lie on a smooth horizontal table. Light inextensible strings which are just taut
connect AB and BC and ABC is 135 . An impulse J is imparted to the particle C in the direction BC. mass of
each particle is m. Choose the correct options.

2J
(A) Speed of A just after the impulse imparted is
7m
10 J
(B) Speed of B just after the impulse imparted is
7m
3J
(C) Sped of C just after the impulse imparted is
7m
2J
(d) Speed of A just after the impulse imparted is
7m

35. Two identical blocks A and B of mass m each are connected to each other by spring of spring constant k. Block B
is initially shifted to a small distance x0 to the left and then released. Choose the correct statements for this
problem, after attains it’s natural length.

1 k
(A) Velocity of centre of mass of the system is x0
2 m
x0
(B) Maximum elongation in spring during the subsequent motion is
2
(C) Maximum elongation in spring during the subsequent motion is x0
K
(D) Maximum speed of block A during subsequent motion be x0
m

Part – 3 (Paragraph Type Question)

Paragraph # 01
A particle of mass m collides elastically with the pan of mass (M = 2m) of a spring balance, as shown in figure.
Pan is in equilibrium before collision. Spring constant is k and speed of the particle before collision is v0 . Answer
the following three questions regarding this collision.

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36. Maximum compression in the spring after the collision is
2m v0 2m m m
(A) (B) v0 (C) v0 (D) v0
k 3 3k 3k k
37. Maximum height attained by the particle from the point of collision after collision is
v02 v02 v02 v02
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 g 8g 36 g 72 g

Paragraph # 02
A hemispherical bowl of uniform mass distribution of mass ‘M’ is at rest on frictionless horizontal ground
surface. There is a small insect of mass ‘m’ on bowl at point ‘A’ of the bowl at rest. Now the insect moves with
constant speed ‘v’ relative to bowl in vertical plane. Assume that insect does not slip on the bowl in vertical plane.
Assume that insect does not slip on the bowl.

38. When the insect reaches point ‘P’ of the hemisphere the displacement of hemisphere w.r.t. ground is:
MR
(A) zero (B) (1  cos  ) horizontally towards left
( M  m)
mR mR(1  cos  )
(C) (1  cos  ) horizontally towards left (D) (1  cos )
( M  m) ( M  m)
39. When the insect is at point ‘P’ of the hemispherical bowl the acceleration of bowl is:
2
 m v
(A) Zero (B)   cos horizontally towards left
M m R
2 2
 M v  m v
(C)   sin  horizontally towards right (D)   cos horizontally towards right
M m R M m R

Question No. 40 & 41 (2 questions)

Two particles A & B of masses m and 2m respectively are connected through a spring in its natural length. They
are projected directly away from each other along spring with the same speed.
40. At the moment of maximum distance between them
(A) The particles are moving with same speed in opposite direction
(B) The particles are moving with same speed in same direction
(C) Both the particles are at rest
(D) None of these
41. Minimum individual speed of the particles are

(A) A zero & B non-zero (B) A non-zero & B zero

(C) A & B both non-zero (D) A & B both zero

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 Question No. 42 &43 (2 Questions)
Two blocks (from very far apart) are approaching towards each other with velocities as shown in figure. The
coefficient of friction for both the blocks is m = 0.2

42. Linear momentum of the system is

(A) conserved all the time (B) never conserved

(C) is conserved upto 5 seconds (D) none of these
43. How much distance will centre of mass travel before coming permanently to rest

(A) 25 m (B) 37.5 m (C) 42.5 m (D) 50 m

Paragraph for Question Nos. 4 to 6

There are three small elastic disks with masses m1  m3 = 0.2 kg, m2 = 0.3 kg connected with two inelastic strings
of equal length having negligible mass, on a horizontal frictionless table. At the beginning the three disks are at
rest and reside in one line (according to the figure). Then we impart the middle disk m2 a velocity of v0 = 6 m/s so
that it moves horizontally perpendicular to line joining m1 & m3 .
m1 m2 m3

L L

v0

44. What is velocity of m2 at the moment m1 and m3 undergo elastic collision:

9 18
(A) m/s (B) m/s (C) 6 m/s (D) None of these
2 7
45. What is the speed of the side disks at the moment when the disk of mass m2 stops instantaneously after the elastic
collision of m1 and m3 :

(A) 3 3 m/s (B) 3 m/s (C) 2 3 m/s (D) None of these

46. In reference of above question, what is the angle formed by the two strings in this position:

(A) 30 (B) 60 (C) 90 (D) 120

Paragraph for question nos. 47 to 49

Three equal mass particles m1 , m2 and m3 are connected to the ends of a massless rod of length L which lies on a
smooth horizontal plane (see figure). At t = 0, an explosion occurs between m2 and m3 , and as a result, mass m3 is
detached from the rod, and moves with a known velocity u at an angle of 30 with the y-axis. Assume that the
masses m2 and m3 are unchanged during the explosion.
Y V Y
m1 m1
m3 30°

m3 m2 X m3 m2 X
Before explosion After explosion
47. What is the velocity of the center of mass of the system consisting of three masses, after the explosion?

v ˆ v
(A) (i  3 ˆj ) (B) ( iˆ  3 ˆj ) (C) – v (D) None of these
4 4

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48. Find the angular velocity of the rod after the explosion.

v v v v
(A) clockwise (B) anticlockwise (C) clockwise (D) anticlockwise
2L 2L 4L 4L

49. What is the maximal value v1max , of m1 after the explosion?

3v v 10v
(A) (B) v (C) (D)
4 4 4

Part – 4 (Matrix Match Type Question)

50. List – I shows some arrangements in which motion of masses are described and list-II defines motion of centre of
mass of the system (m + m).
Match appropriate possible options in list-II

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51. A body initially moving towards right explodes into two pieces 1 and 2. Direction of motion of the pieces is
shown in column I and possible mass ratio are shown in column II

Column I Column II

(A) (P) m1  m2

(B) (Q) m1  m2

(C) , v1  v2 (R) m1  m2

(D) (S) Impossible for any masses

Part – 5 (Integer Type Questions)

52. AB is a long frictionless horizontal surface. One end of an ideal spring of spring constant K is attached to a bock
of mass m, which is being moved left with constant velocity v, and the another end is free. Another block of mass
constant velocity v in long time is  times mv2 . Find the value of 

53. A gun which fires small balls each of mass 20 gm is firing 20 balls per second on the smooth horizontal table
surface ABCD. If the collision is perfectly elastic and balls are striking at the centre of table with a speed 5 m/sec
at an angle of 60 with the vertical just before collision, then force exerted by one of the leg on ground is (in N)
(assume total weight of the table is 0.2 kg and g = 10 m / s2 ):

ANSWERKEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. D A A C A A C D B B
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. B C D A B A B C A C
Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. B D BD ABCD ABCD ACD AD ABCD AD CD
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
AC BD ABC ABD A D C B B
Que. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
D C B B A D B
Que. 51 52 53
(A) S, 8 1
(B) S,
(C) P,
(D) P,Q,R

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