Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 388 Q1 :A string of mass 2.50 kg is under a tension of 200 N. The length of the stretched string is 20.0 m. If the transverse jerk is struck at one end of the string, how long does the disturbance take to reach the other … Read more
Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 358 Q1 :Which of the following examples represent periodic motion? (a) A swimmer completing one (return) trip from one bank of a river to the other and back. (b) A freely suspended bar magnet displaced from its N-S direction and released. (c) A hydrogen molecule rotating … Read more
Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 333 Q1 :Estimate the fraction of molecular volume to the actual volume occupied by oxygen gas at STP. Take the diameter of an oxygen molecule to be 3Å. Answer : Diameter of an oxygen molecule, d= 3Å Radius, r = 1.5 Å = 1.5 × 10-8cm … Read more
Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 316 Q1 :A geyser heats water flowing at the rate of 3.0 litres per minute from 27 °C to 77 °C. If the geyser operates on a gas burner, what is the rate of consumption of the fuel if its heat of combustion is 4.0 x … Read more
Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 294 Q1 :The triple points of neon and carbon dioxide are 24.57 K and 216.55 K respectively. Express these temperatures on the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. Answer : Kelvin and Celsius scales are related as: TC = TK – 273.15 … (i) Celsius and Fahrenheit scales are … Read more
Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 268 Q1 :Explain why (a) The blood pressure in humans is greater at the feet than at the brain (b) Atmospheric pressure at a height of about 6 km decreases to nearly half of its value at the sea level, though the height of the atmosphere … Read more
Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 242 Q1 : A steel wire of length 4.7 m and cross-sectional area 3.0 x 10-5 m2 stretches by the same amount as a copper wire of length 3.5 m and cross-sectional area of 4.0 x 10-5 m2 under a given load. What is the ratio … Read more
Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 201 Q1 : Answer the following: (a) You can shield a charge from electrical forces by putting it inside a hollow conductor. Can you shield a body from the gravitational influence of nearby matter by putting it inside a hollow sphere or by some other means? … Read more
Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 178 Q1 :Give the location of the centre of mass of a (i) sphere, (ii) cylinder, (iii) ring, and (iv) cube, each of uniform mass density. Does the centre of mass of a body necessarily lie inside the body? Answer : Geometric centre; No The centre … Read more
Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 134 Q1 :The sign of work done by a force on a body is important to understand. State carefully if the following quantities are positive or negative: (a) work done by a man in lifting a bucket out of a well by means of a rope … Read more