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A ball dropped from a height of 2 m rebo...

A ball dropped from a height of 2 m rebounds to a height of 1.5 m after hitting the ground. Then the percentage of energy lost is

A

25

B

30

C

50

D

100

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The correct Answer is:
A
Percentage energy loss
`= (mg(2 - 1.5))/(mg.2) xx 100`
= 25%
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