NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsCenter of Mass, Momentum and CollisionPractice
A shell in air explodes into n equal fragments, k of the fragments reach the ground earlier than the other fragments. The acceleration of their centre of mass subsequently will be
Options
- Ag
- Bn - k g
- Cn - k g k
- Dn - k n g
Correct answer
D. n - k n g
Step-by-step solution
a c m = Σ m i a i Σ m i Till all the particle remains in air center of mass remains stationary. When k particles hit the ground then center of mass shifts with accelaration : a c m = n - k n g