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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Heat and Temperature

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Heat and Temperature

A body A rests on a railway platform while an identical body B is...

A body AA rests on a railway platform while an identical body BB is inside a moving train. From the perspective of the ground, which of the following energies of BB exceed those of AA?

Options

  1. AMechanical energy
  2. BKinetic energy
  3. CTotal energy
  4. DInternal energy

Correct answer

C. Total energy

Step-by-step solution

Body AA is at rest on the ground, so its macroscopic velocity vA=0v_A = 0.

Body BB is in a moving train, so its macroscopic velocity vB>0v_B > 0 with respect to the ground.

Kinetic energy of AA is zero, while kinetic energy of BB is 12mvB2>0\dfrac{1}{2}mv_B^2 > 0. Thus, the kinetic energy of BB exceeds that of AA.

Mechanical energy is the sum of kinetic and potential energy. Assuming both bodies are at the same reference level, their potential energies are equal. Hence, the mechanical energy of BB is greater than that of AA.

Internal energy depends only on the internal state (temperature, molecular arrangement) of the body and is independent of the macroscopic frame of reference. Since AA and BB are identical, their internal energies are equal.

Total energy is the sum of mechanical energy and internal energy. Since the mechanical energy of BB is greater and internal energies are equal, the total energy of BB exceeds that of AA.
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