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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Newton's Laws of Motion

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Newton's Laws of Motion

Raindrops, each having a radius of 1 mm and a mass of 4 mg , are...

Raindrops, each having a radius of 1 mm1 \text{ mm} and a mass of 4 mg4 \text{ mg}, are falling at a speed of 30 m/s30 \text{ m/s} onto the head of a bald person. Upon splashing on the head, the drops come to rest. Assuming equivalently that the drops travel a distance equal to their radii on the head during the impact, determine the force exerted by an individual drop on the head.

Options

  1. A0.12 N0.12 \text{ N}
  2. B1.8 N1.8 \text{ N}
  3. C0.9 N0.9 \text{ N}
  4. D3.6 N3.6 \text{ N}

Correct answer

B. 1.8 N1.8 \text{ N}

Step-by-step solution

Given, mass of a raindrop, m=4 mg=4×10−6 kgm = 4 \text{ mg} = 4 \times 10^{-6} \text{ kg}

Initial speed of the raindrop, u=30 m/su = 30 \text{ m/s}

Final speed of the raindrop, v=0 m/sv = 0 \text{ m/s}

Distance traveled during impact, s=r=1 mm=10−3 ms = r = 1 \text{ mm} = 10^{-3} \text{ m}

Using the work-energy theorem, the work done by the stopping force equals the change in kinetic energy of the raindrop:

F×s=12mu2F \times s = \dfrac{1}{2} m u^2

F×10−3=12×4×10−6×(30)2F \times 10^{-3} = \dfrac{1}{2} \times 4 \times 10^{-6} \times (30)^2

F×10−3=2×10−6×900F \times 10^{-3} = 2 \times 10^{-6} \times 900

F×10−3=1.8×10−3F \times 10^{-3} = 1.8 \times 10^{-3}

F=1.8 NF = 1.8 \text{ N}

By Newton's third law, the force exerted by the drop on the head is equal in magnitude to the stopping force, which is 1.8 N1.8 \text{ N}.
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