Mixed Oned Questions
Mixed Oned Questions
model car
E
A track
0.45 m
B D
C
Fig. 2.1
The child first holds the car stationary at point A which is 0.45 m above the horizontal sections of
track BC and FG. The mass of the car is 0.12 kg.
The child then releases the car which travels towards point B. Both air resistance and friction
between the car and the track are negligible.
(a) Calculate the change in gravitational potential energy (g.p.e.) of the car as it travels from A
to B.
(c) After releasing it, the child expects the car to follow the track along the route ABCDEFG. In
fact, the model car does not reach F.
(i) Explain, in terms of energy, why the car does not go past D, which is also 0.45 m above
the horizontal track.
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(ii) Immediately after being released at A, the car travels to B, to C and then to D.
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The batteries power the magnet for 4.5 hours before they need to be replaced.
Calculate the charge driven around the complete circuit in this time.
(c) On a very cold morning, when the electromagnet is first switched on, the current is greater
than 39 A before decreasing to the usual value.
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[Total: 7]
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