Question

Two identical balls A and B collide head-on elastically. If velocities of A and B, before
the collision, are + 0.5 m/s and –0.3 m/s respectively then their velocities, after the
collision, are respectively

a. –0.5 m/s and + 0.3 m/s

b. + 0.5 m/s and + 0.3 m/s

c. +0.3 m/s and –0.5 m/s

d. –0.3 m/s and + 0.5 m/s

Ans: (d)
Question
A ball falls from a height such that it strikes the floor of lift at . If lift is moving in the
upward direction with a velocity , then velocity with which the ball rebounds after
elastic collision will be

a. 11 m/s

b. 12 m/s

c. 13 m/s

d. 9 m/s

Ans: (b)
Question

The coefficient of restitution, e, for a perfectly elastic collision is

a. 0

b. –1

c. 1

d. ¥

Ans: (c)
Question
A ball of mass 4 kg moving on a smooth horizontal surface makes an elastic collision
with another ball of mass m at rest in the line of motion of first ball. If after collision
first ball moves in the same direction with one fourth of its velocity before collision,
then mass of second ball is

a. 4 kg

b. 4.4 kg

c. 2.4 kg

d. 2 kg

Ans: (c)
Question
Two ivory balls are placed together at rest. A third identical ball moving with
velocity u in line of first two balls; as shown in figure collide head on elastically then

a. Third ball comes to rest with second ball while first ball moves with speed u

b. Third ball comes to rest and other two move together with speed u/2

c. All three ball move together with speed u/3

d. All three ball move in such a manner each makes angle 120° to each other

Ans: (a)
Question
A heavy vehicle moving with velocity 15 m/s strikes an object of very small mass at
rest head on elastically. Velocity of object after collision is

a. 15 m/s

b. 25 m/s

c. 20 m/s

d. 30 m/s

Ans: (d)
Question
Two steel balls A and B of mass 10 kg and 10 g rolls towards each other with 5 m/s
and 1 m/s respectively on a smooth floor. After collision; with what speed B moves
[perfectly elastic collision]?

a. 8 m/s

b. 10 m/s

c. 11 m/s

d. Zero

Ans: (c)
Question
A particle of mass m1 moves with velocity v1 and collides with another particle at
rest of equal mass. The velocity of the second particle after the elastic collision is

a. 2 v1

b. v1

c. –v1

d.
0

Ans: (b)
Question
A ball moving with velocity 2 m/s collides head on with another stationary ball of
double the mass. If the coefficient of restitution is 0.5 then their velocities (in m/s)
after collision will be

a. 0, 2

b. 0, 1

c. 1, 1

d. 1, 0.5

Ans: (b)
Question
A metal ball of mass 2 kg moving with speed of 36 km/h has a head on collision with
a stationary ball of mass 3 kg. If after collision, both the balls move together, then
the loss in K.E. due to collision is

a. 100 J

b. 140 J

c. 40 J

d. 60 J

Ans: (d)
Question
An object of mass 80 kg moving with velocity 2 ms–1 collides with another object of
mass 20 kg moving with velocity 4 ms–1. Find the loss of energy assuming a perfectly
inelastic collision

a. 12 J

b. 24 J

c. 30 J

d. 32 J

Ans: (d)
Question
A ball of mass m moving with velocity v collides head-on with the second ball of
mass m at rest. If the coefficient of restitution is e and velocity of first ball after
collision is v1 and velocity of second ball after collision is v2 then

a.

b.

c.
v1 = (1 + e)u, v2 = (1 – e)u
d.

Ans: (a)
Question
Particle A makes a perfectly elastic collision with another particle B at rest. They fly
apart in opposite direction with equal speeds. If their masses are mA & mB
respectively, then

a. 2 mA = mB

b. 3 mA = mB

c. 4 mA = mB

d.

Ans: (b)
Question
Two balls of equal mass undergo head on collision while each was moving with
speed 6 m/s. If the coefficient of restitution is 1/3, the speed of each ball after
impact will be

a. 18 m/s

b. 2 m/s

c. 6 m/s

d. 4 m/s

Ans: (b)
Question
Select the false statement

a. In elastic collision, kinetic energy during the collision is not conserved

The coefficient of restitution for a collision between two steel balls lies
b.
between zero and one

c. The momentum of a ball colliding elastically with the floor is conserved

In an oblique elastic collision between two identical bodies with initially

Ans: (c)
Question
The perfectly elastic particles A and B of equal masses travelling along the line
joining them with velocity 15 m/s and 10 m/s respectively, collide. Their velocities
after the elastic collision will be (in m/s), respectively

a. 0, 25

b. 3, 20

c. 10, 15

d. 20, 5

Ans: (c)
Question
A body of mass 10 kg moving with speed of 3 ms–1 collides with another stationary
body of mass 5 kg. As a result, the two bodies stick together. The KE of composite
mass will be

a. 30 J

b. 60 J

c. 90 J

d. 120 J

Ans: (a)
Question
A ball strikes the floor and after collision rebounds back. In this state :

a. Momentum of the ball is conserved

b. Mechanical energy of the ball is conserved

c. Momentum of ball-earth system is conserved

d. The kinetic energy of ball earth system is not conserved.

Ans: (c)
Question
A neutron makes a head on elastic collision with a stationary deuteron. The
fractional energy loss of the neutron in the collision is :

a. 16/82

b. 8/9

c. 8/27

d. 2/3

Ans: (b)
Question
Velocity of the ball A after collision with the ball B as shown in the figure is (Assume
perfectly inelastic and head-on collision)

a. 3/7 m/s

b. 5/7 m/s

c. 1/7 m/s

d. zero

Ans: (d)
Question
A bullet weighing 10 g and moving with a velocity 300 m/s strikes a 5 kg block of ice
and drop dead. The ice block is kept on smooth surface. The speed of the block after
the collision is

a. 6 cm/s

b. 60 cm/s

c. 6 m/s

d. 0.6 cm/s

Ans: (b)
Question
Two particles of masses m1 m2 move with initial velocities u1 and u2. On collision,
one of the particles gets excited to a higher level, after absorbing energy . If the
final velocities of particles are v1 and v2 then we must have

a.

b.

c.

d.

Ans: (d)
Question
A ball of mass M moving with speed v collides perfectly inelastically with another
ball of mass m at rest. The magnitude of impulse imparted to the first ball is

a. Mv

b. mv

c.

d.

Ans: (c)
Question
A bullet of mass m moving with a velocity u strikes a block of mass M at rest and
gets embedded in the block. The loss of kinetic energy in the impact is

a.

b.

c.

d.

Ans: (c)
Question
A bullet of mass m moving with velocity v strikes a suspended wooden block of mass
M. If the block rises to height h, the initial velocity of bullet will be

a.

b.

c.

d.

Ans: (b)
Question
A 1 kg ball falls from a height of 25 cm and rebounds up to a height of 9 cm. The
coefficient of restitution is

a. 0.6

b. 0.32

c. 0.40

d. 0.56

Ans: (a)
Question
A ball is dropped from height h on the ground level. If the coefficient of restitution is
e then the height up to which the ball will go after nth jump will be :

a.

b.
hen

c. he2n

d.

Ans: (d)
Question
A body of mass m falls from height h on ground. If e be the coefficient of restitution
of collision between the body and ground, then the distance travelled by body
before it comes to rest is

a.

b.

c.

d.

Ans: (a)
Question
A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 5 m on a plane, where the acceleration due
to gravity is not known. On bouncing, it rises to 1.8 m. The ball loses its velocity on
bouncing by a factor of

a. 3/5

b. 2/5

c. 16/25

d. 9/25

Ans: (b)
Question
A ball of mass m moving with speed u collides with a smooth horizontal surface at
angle q with it as shown in figure. The magnitude of impulse imparted to surface by
ball is [coefficient of restitution of collision is e]

a. mu (1 + e) cos q

b. mu (1 – e) sin q

c. mu (1 – e) cos q

d. mu (1 + e) sin q

Ans: (d)
Question
In the figure shown, a small ball hits obliquely a smooth and horizontal surface with
speed u whose x and y components are indicated. If the coefficient of restitution is
1/2, then its x and y components vx and vy just after collision are respectively

a. 4 m/s, 1m/s

b. 2 m/s, 1 m/s

c. 2 m/s, 2 m/s

d. 4 m/s, 2 m/s

Ans: (c)
Question
An object of mass M1 moving horizontally with speed u collides elastically with
another object of mass M2 at rest. Select correct statement.

a. The momentum of system is conserved only in

b. Momentum of M1 is conserved in direction

Ans: (b)
Question
A particle of mass m moving towards west with speed v collides with another
particle of mass m moving towards south. If two particles stick to each other, the
speed of the new particle of mass 2 m be

a.

b.

c.
v
d.

Ans: (b)
Question
Two identical balls and having velocities of and respectively collide elastically in
one dimension. The velocities of and after the collision respectively will be

(NEET-II 2016, 1994, 1991)

a. and

b. and

c. and

d. and

Ans: (b)
Question
A ball is thrown vertically downwards from a height of with an initial velocity . It
collides with the ground, loses 50 percent of its energy in collision and rebounds to
the same height. The initial velocity is (Take )

(2005)
a.

b.

c.

d.

Ans: (d)
Question
A metal ball of mass moving with speed of has a head on collision with a stationary
ball of mass . If after collision, both the balls move as a single mass, then the loss in
KE. due to collision is

a.
(1997)

b.

c.

d. .

Ans: (d)
Question
A moving body of mass and velocity /hour collides with a rest body of mass and
sticks to it. Now the combined mass starts to move. What will be the combined
velocity?

(1996)
a. hour

b. hour

c. hour

d. hour.

Ans: (c)
Body A of mass 4m moving with speed u collides with another body B of
mass 2m at rest the collision is head on and elastic in nature. After the collision the
fraction of energy lost by colliding body A is?

(A) 95​

(B) 91​

(C) 98​

(D) 94​
A moving block having mass m, collides with another stationary block having
mass 4m. The lighter block comes to rest after collision. When the initial velocity of
the lighter block is v, then the value of coefficient of restitution (e) will be:

(A) 0.8

(B) 0.5

(C) 0.4

(D) 0.25
A bullet of mass 10 g moving horizontally with a velocity of 400 m/s strikes a
wooden block of mass 2 kg which is suspended by a light inextensible string of
length 5 m. As a result, the centre of gravity of the block is found to rise a vertical
distance of 10 cm. The speed of the bullet after it emerges out horizontally from
the block will be

(A) 120 m/s

(B) 160 m/s

(C) 100 m/s

(D) 80 m/s
A 1kg ball falls from a height of 25cm and rebounds upto a height of 9cm. The co-
efficient of restitution is-

(A) 0.6

(B) 0.32

(C) 0.40

(D) 0.56
A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 5m on a plane, where the acceleration
due to gravity is not shown. On bouncing it rises to 1.8m. The ball loses its velocity
on bouncing by a factor of

A 3/2

B 2/5

C 16/25​

D 9/25​
On a frictionless surface, a block of mass M moving at speed υ collides elastically
with another block of same mass M which is initially at rest. After collision the first
block moves at an angle θ to its initial direction and has a speed 3υ​. The second
block's speed after the collision is:
Two sphere A and B of masses m1​and m2​respectively collide. A is at rest initially
and B is moving with velocity v along x-axis. After collision B has a velocity 2v​in a
direction perpendicular to the original direction. The mass A moves after collision in
the direction.

(A) θ = tan−1(1/2​) to the x-axis

(B) θ = tan−1(−1/2​) to the y-axis

(C) Same as that of B

(D) Opposite to that of B

(A) v/2 N-E

(B) v/√2 S-W

(C) v/2​N-W

(D) v N-E
Two balls of masses m each are moving at right angle to each other with velocities
6m/s and 8m/s respectively .If collision between them is perfectly inelastic ,the
velocity of combined mass is