GUJCET Surface Tension — practice questions
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Practice GUJCET Surface Tension in the app →A $5$ kg block rests on a frictionless horizontal surface. A constant horizontal force of $20$ N is applied toA person of mass $60$ kg stands on a weighing scale in a lift. The lift accelerates upward at $2$ m/s². What iA block of mass $10$ kg slides down an inclined plane that makes an angle of $37°$ with the horizontal. The coTwo blocks of masses $3$ kg and $5$ kg are connected by a light inextensible string passing over a smooth pullA $2$ kg block is pressed against a vertical wall by a horizontal force $F$. The coefficient of static frictioA monkey of mass $30$ kg climbs a vertical rope hanging from the ceiling with an upward acceleration of $2$ m/The **excess pressure** inside a spherical liquid drop of radius $r$ and surface tension $T$ is:The excess pressure inside a **soap bubble** of radius $r$ and surface tension $T$ is:Two soap bubbles of radii 3 cm and 5 cm are blown at the ends of a tube and the tube is opened so they can comA drop of water of radius 1 mm is broken into 1000 droplets of equal size. The ratio of total surface area aftNewton's FIRST law is also called the law of:Newton's SECOND law states:The SI unit of force is the:Frictional force between surfaces ALWAYS acts:Static friction f_s satisfies:Kinetic friction f_k is given by:For a body on a horizontal surface, the NORMAL FORCE N equals:In circular motion at radius r and speed v, the centripetal acceleration is:The ANGLE OF REPOSE φ is related to coefficient of friction by:A 5 kg object experiences a net force of 20 N. Find its acceleration:A 10 kg block on rough horizontal surface with μ_s = 0.3 just starts moving. Force applied:A block of mass 2 kg on a smooth incline at 30°. Acceleration down the incline (g = 10):A 1500 kg car accelerates from 0 to 30 m/s in 10 s. Average force on car:In a tug-of-war, team A pulls with 200 N, team B pulls oppositely with 250 N. The rope (light) experiences netNewton's THIRD law pair: when you push a wall, the wall pushes you. These forces:A block of mass 5 kg on a rough incline at 37° with μ_k = 0.4. Acceleration down (g = 10, sin 37° = 0.6, cos 3For a body on a 60° incline with μ = 0.5, the body:Two blocks: 3 kg ON TOP of 5 kg, μ between them = 0.5. The 5 kg block on smooth floor. Horizontal force F = 20An object's WEIGHT on Earth (g = 10) is 50 N. Its MASS is:A 5 kg block is pushed with 30 N along a frictionless surface. Acceleration:A massless pulley system has two blocks: m₁ = 6 kg and m₂ = 4 kg hanging on either side. Find acceleration of The angle of repose between a block and an incline is 30°. The coefficient of static friction is:A 100 g object is moving in a vertical circle. At the TOP of the loop, for minimum speed (string just slack), Limiting (max static) friction is INDEPENDENT of:A 2 kg block on rough incline at 45° with μ = 0.3. Determine if it stays at rest (g = 10, sin 45° = cos 45° = A 4 kg mass hangs from a spring scale in an elevator. Spring reads 32 N. The elevator is:A 3 kg block is pulled with F = 20 N at 30° above horizontal on rough surface (μ_k = 0.4). Find acceleration (In a uniform circular motion, the SPEED is constant but velocity changes direction. The acceleration:A car turns a corner of radius 50 m at 20 m/s. Minimum coefficient of friction needed (g = 10):A 50 kg person stands on a scale in an elevator accelerating UP at 2 m/s². Scale reading:Two equal masses (3 kg each) connected by a light string over a frictionless pulley. One on smooth horizontal A pendulum of mass m swings to amplitude angle θ. At the lowest point of swing, the TENSION in the string equaA car of mass 1000 kg moving at 36 km/h is stopped by brakes in 5 seconds. Average force exerted by brakes:Newton's first law of motion is also known as the law ofA cricket ball of mass 150 g moving at (3i+4j) m/s is hit to -(3i+4j) m/s. The magnitude of momentum change isConservation of linear momentum in a collision follows directly fromA force F acts on a 2 kg body for 3 s, changing its speed from 2 m/s to 8 m/s along the line of F. The magnituThe maximum static friction force on a body is f = μN. Static friction is best described asA 10 kg block on a frictionless surface is pulled by 20 N horizontally and 20 N at 60° above horizontal. The hImpulse equalsA body in equilibrium under several forces hasA 0.5 kg ball hits a wall at 10 m/s and rebounds at 10 m/s. The impulse on the ball isNewton's second law in vector form isA lift accelerates upward at 2 m/s². The apparent weight of a 50 kg person (g=10) isTwo blocks of 2 kg and 3 kg connected by a string are pulled by 10 N on the 3 kg block (frictionless). The accThe SI unit of force, the newton, equalsA passenger standing in a bus is thrown backward when the bus suddenly starts moving forward. This is best expOne newton is defined as the force that gives a mass of 1 kg an acceleration of:The linear momentum of a body is defined as the product of its:The impulse of a force has the same dimensions as:The action and reaction forces of Newton's third law:For a given pair of surfaces, the coefficient of kinetic friction is usually:A constant force of 20 N acts on a 5 kg body initially at rest. Its speed after 3 s is:A 0.15 kg ball moving at 12 m s⁻¹ is hit straight back along its path with the same speed. The magnitude of thA 0.04 kg bullet moving at 90 m s⁻¹ is stopped after penetrating 0.6 m into a block. The average resistive forA box rests on the floor of a truck with coefficient of static friction 0.15. The maximum acceleration of the A block just begins to slide down an incline when the angle of inclination is 30°. The coefficient of static fA 0.02 kg bullet is fired with a speed of 300 m s⁻¹ from a 4 kg gun. The recoil speed of the gun is:A 50 kg person stands on a weighing scale inside a lift accelerating upward at 2 m s⁻² (g = 10 m s⁻²). The scaA 0.5 kg stone tied to a string is whirled in a horizontal circle of radius 2 m at a speed of 4 m s⁻¹. The tenThe maximum speed at which a car can round an unbanked circular turn of radius 150 m without skidding is (μs =A 3 kg block hangs from a light string passing over a frictionless pulley and pulls a 20 kg trolley along a hoFor a 3 kg block connected over a frictionless pulley to a 20 kg trolley (μk = 0.04, g = 10 m s⁻²), the tensioA 6 kg mass hangs from a light rope. A horizontal force of 50 N is applied at the rope's midpoint (g = 10 m s⁻One ball strikes a wall normally and rebounds with unchanged speed; an identical ball strikes at 30° to the noA net force F = 6t newton (t in seconds) acts on a 2 kg body initially at rest. The speed of the body at t = 4A block slides down a rough incline of 30° with coefficient of kinetic friction 0.2 (g = 10 m s⁻²). Its acceleA lift descends with a downward acceleration equal to g. The apparent weight of a passenger standing inside isA 10 N horizontal force is applied to a 2 kg block that pushes a 3 kg block in contact with it on a frictionleA 0.2 kg ball strikes the floor vertically at 10 m s⁻¹ and rebounds at 8 m s⁻¹. The magnitude of the impulse iThe optimum (design) speed for a car on a frictionless road banked at 45° along a curve of radius 100 m is (g