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4, What is the momentum of an electron of a KE 100 eV. (mass of the electron
x 107 gm).
Solution : Given KE = 100 eV = 100 x 1.6 x 10°
m = 9% 10 gm=9 x 10°'kg
momentum of electron = mv
2x 9.x 10°" 100 x 16 x 10°?
= 53.66 x 10° kg m/sec
5. A rocket of mass 20 kg has 180 kg of fuel. The exhaust velocity of fuel is 1.60 kami.
Calculate the ultimate vertical speed gained by the rocket when the rate of
consumption of fuel is 2 kg/s.Solution : If V; is the final velocity of the rocket when the entire fuel has been exhausted. Vis the
exhaust velocity and rocket starts from rest. Then,
rol)
Where M, is the initial macs of rocket and fuel
M, is the mass of empty rocket
Y,
Now M, = 20+ 180=200 kg
Consumption of fuel = 2 ke/s
180
Time to consume whole of fuel = —>~ = 90 see
Exhaust velocity V, = —1.6 km/s =—1.6 « 10° m/s
» 00!
V, = 1.6% 10° 2,3026 log,,| 5
= 3.684 x 10° m/s
684 km/s
M,
6. Show that the rocket speed is twice the exhaust speed when
Solution : If V, is the speed of the rocket and V, the exhaust speed.
“ft
Then
xis 8|S sis9. A rocket of mass 40000 kg is fired vertically upward. When burns out it weight
10000 kg. Gases are exhausted at a rate of 10 kg/sec. With a velocity of 5000 my
relative to rockets calculate (i) the thrust and the force on the rocket, (ii) speed of
rocket at burnout, all external forces being negligible.
Solution : The thrust, revit Mo kg/sec
i dt dt
F = 5000 = 10 v= 5000 m/s
= 50000 kg
As the thrust is the force acting in upward direttion on the rocket while the weight of the
rocket acts vertically downwards. Hence’the net force acting on the rocket in upward direction is
initially :
5000 — initial weight 40000 = 10,000kg
Just before burnout : 50000 — 10000 = 40000 kg
M, _ 40000 _
“10000 4 Fa
M,
V = viog, (Me)
= 5000 log,(4)
= 5000 2,303 log, (4)
= 5000 x 2.303 x 0.6021
= 6933.18 m/s
i) The problemis v= 0 =017. An empty rocket weight 5000 kg and contains 40,000 kg fuel. If the exhaust velocity
of the fuel is 3 km/s. Calculate the raximum velocity gained by the rocket.
(GUH 2014)
Solution : Given M
0
5000 kg,
|, = 5000 + 40000 = 45000 kg
5
V
v=2kms v=? V,=0
ve v.viog,( )
- ven Fe)
= vlog, 57
45000
= 20g Sr) =208,9
= 22.303 x 0.9542
= 4.3950 km/s