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Answer to: Is potential energy a vector or a scalar quantity?

Potential energy is a scalar quantity as it has magnitude only.

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Answer to: Two bodies A and B of equal masses are kept at heights of h and 2h respectively. What will be the ratio of their potential energies?

Let the masses of A and B = m Height of A = h Height of B = 2h Potential energy for body A, PEA = mgh Potential energy for body B, PEB = mg2h ...

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Answer to: State whether the following objects possess kinetic energy, potential energy, or both:

(a) Both kinetic and potential energy (b) Both kinetic and potential energy (c) Only kinetic energy (d) Only potential energy (e) Only pot...

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Answer to: How fast should a man of 50 kg run so that his kinetic energy will be 625 J?

Mass = 50kg Kinetic energy = 625 J v = ? KE = mv2 v = 5 m/s

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Answer to: Which would have a greater effect on the kinetic energy of an object doubling the mass or doubling the velocity?

Doubling the velocity would have a greater effect on the kinetic energy of an object.

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Answer to: On what factors does the kinetic energy of a body depend?

Following are the factors on which the kinetic energy of a body depends: (a) mass of the body, m. (b) square of velocity of the body, v2.

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Answer to: If the speed of a body is halved, what will be the change in its kinetic energy?

The kinetic energy will become one-fourth the actual value when the speed of the body is halved.

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Answer to: By how much will the kinetic energy of a body increase if its speed is doubled?

The kinetic energy is directly proportional to the square of the speed of the body. Therefore, when the kinetic energy of the body is increased, the k...

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Answer to: What is the work done against gravity when a body is moved horizontally along a frictionless surface?

The work done against the gravity when a body is move horizontally along a frictionless surface is zero as the force of gravity acts perpendicular to ...

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Answer to: What are the units of (a) work (b) energy?

(a) Unit of work is Joule. (b) Unit of energy is Joule.

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Answer to: Is energy a vector quantity?

Energy is a scalar quantity as it has only magnitude.

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Answer to: What is the condition for a force to do work on a body?

When a motion is produced in the body, work is said to be done on the body as force is applied on it.

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Answer to: Define 1 joule of work.

The work done on a body is said to be 1 J when a force of 1 N is applied to move a body through a distance of 1m.

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Answer to: Is work a scalar or a vector quantity?

Work is a scalar quantity as it requires only magnitude.

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Answer to: State the SI unit of work.

SI unit of work is Joule.

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Answer to: How much work is done when a body of mass m is raised to a height h above the ground?

Mass = m Height above the ground = h Work done = potential energy acquired by the body = mgh Where g is the acceleration due to gravity.

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Answer to: A 1 kg sheet of tin sinks in water but if the same sheet is converted into a box or boat, it floats. Why?

The sheet of tin sinks in water because the density of tin is higher than that of water. When the same sheet of tin is converted into a box or a boat,...

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Answer to: A boy gets into a floating boat. (a) What happens to the boat? (b) What happens to the weight of water displaced?

(a) The boat sinks a little more in water, that is, the boat floats lower in water. (b) The weight of water displaced (by the submerged part of the...

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