NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsCenter of Mass, Momentum and CollisionPractice
A box is put on a scale which is adjusted to read zero , when the box is empty. A stream of pebbles is then poured into the base from a height h above its bottom at a rate of n pebbles/s. Each pebble has a mass m . If the pebbles collide with the box such that they immediately come to rest after collision, then the scale reading at time t after the pebbles begin to fill the box is [ neglect piling up of pebbles]
Options
- Am n t
- Bm n 2 g h + g t
- Cm n g t
- Dzero
Correct answer
B. m n 2 g h + g t
Step-by-step solution
Scale reading will be the sum of weight and force due to their impulse Scale reading = v   ∆ m ∆ t   +   m n t   g =   2 g h m n   +   m n g   t =   m n   2 g h +   g t