COMEDK2012PhysicsMotion in One Dimension
The reaction of the floor on an object placed on the floor of an elevator is maximum when elevator
Options
- Ais stationary
- Baccelerates upwards
- Ccable snaps and it falls freely towards the Earth
- Daccelerates downwards
Correct answer
B. accelerates upwards
Step-by-step solution
The reaction of the floor on an object placed on the floor of an elevator is maximum, when the elevator accelerates upwards. In this case, normal reaction on it is N=m(g+a) where, m= mass of object, g = gravitational acceleration and a= acceleration of elevator.