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  11. State Newton's second law of motion. Hence, derive the relation overse...

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  13. Which of the following is correct about principle of conservation of m...

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  14. A bullet of mass m is being fired from a stationary gun of mass M. If ...

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  16. Newton's third law of motion leads to the law of conservation of

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  18. What is limiting friction ? State the laws of limiting friction.

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  19. State the laws of kinetic friction. Define coefficient of kinetic fric...

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  20. Explain that static friction is a self adjusting force .

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