Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
A ball of mass in moving with speed u un...

A ball of mass in moving with speed `u` undergoes a head-on elastic collision with a ball of mass `nm` initially at rest. The fraction of the incident energy transferred to the second ball is

A

`(n)/(1+n)`

B

`(n)/((1+n)^(2))`

C

`(2n)/((1+n)^(2))`

D

`(4n)/((1+n)^(2))`

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
D
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • WORK ENERGY AND POWER

    VMC MODULES ENGLISH|Exercise ENABLE|50 Videos

  • WORK ENERGY AND POWER

    VMC MODULES ENGLISH|Exercise EFFICIENT|50 Videos

  • WAVE MOTION

    VMC MODULES ENGLISH|Exercise JEE ADVANCED ARCHIVE LEVEL 2 (TRUE FALSE TYPE)|4 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A ball of mass 'm' moving with speed 'u' undergoes a head-on elastic collision with a ball of mass 'nm' initially at rest. Find the fraction of the incident energy transferred to the second ball.

A body of mass m_(1) moving at a constant speed undergoes an elastic head on collision with a body of mass m_(2) initially at rest. The ratio of the kinetic energy of mass m_(1) after the collision to that before the collision is -

A neutron collides head-on and elasticity with an atom of mass number A , which is initially at rest. The fraction of kinetic energy retained by neutron is

A body of mass M moving with a speed u has a ‘head on’, perfectly elastic collision with a body of mass m initially at rest. If M > > m , the speed of the body of mass m after collision, will be nearly :

A body of mass 2 m moving with velocity v makes a head - on elastic collision with another body of mass m which is initially at rest. Loss of kinetic energy of the colliding body (mass 2 m) is

A ball of mass m makes head-on elastic collision with a ball of mass nm which is initially at rest. Show that the fractional transfer of energy by the first ball is 4n/(1 + n)^(2) . Deduce the value of n for which the transfer is maximum.

A ball of mass m moving at a speed v makes a head on inelastic collision with an identical ball at rest. The kinetic energy of the balls after the collision is 3/4th of the original. Find the coefficient of restitution.

A moving body of mass m makes a head on elastic collision with another body of mass 2m which is initially at rest. Find the fraction of kinetic energy lost by the colliding particles after collision.

A ball of mass M moving with speed v collides perfectly inelastically with another ball of mass m at rest. The magnitude of impulse imparted to the first ball is

A ball of mass M moving with speed v collides perfectly inelastically with another ball of mass m at rest. The magnitude of impulse imparted to the first ball is

VMC MODULES ENGLISH-WORK ENERGY AND POWER -IMPECCABLE
  1. A ball of mass in moving with speed u undergoes a head-on elastic coll...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. A man pushes against a wall but fails to move it. He does

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A body moves a distance of 10 m along a straight line under the action...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. A child is swinging a swing. Minimum and maximum heights fo swing from...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. A body is thrown vertically up with certain initial velocity, the pote...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. A body of mass 2 kg is thrown up vertically with kinetic energy of 490...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. A rod of length L and mass m is kept vertically on the ground. Its pot...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. A particle moves in a straight line with retardation proportional to i...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Water falls from a height of 60 m at the rate of 15 kg//s to operate a...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. A pump motor is used to deliver water at a certain rate from a given p...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. A machine is delivering constant power to drive a body along a straigh...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. The particle of mass m is moving in a circular path of constant radius...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. A motor of power 60 W draws current 5 A from a source of 15 V. What is...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. An engine pumps up 100kg of water through a height of 10m in 5s. Given...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. A particle of mass 100 g is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of ...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. How much work must work be done by a force on 50 kg body in order to a...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. when the bob of a simple pendulum swings, the work done by tension in ...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. A body of mass 10 kg initially at rest acquires velocity 10 ms^(-1). W...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. A block of mass m=2kg is pulled by a force F=40 N upwards through a h...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. A spring of spring constant 5 xx 10^(3) N//m is stretched initially by...

    Text Solution

    |

  21. 300J of work is done in slinding a 2 kg block up an inclined plane of ...

    Text Solution

    |