Conservation of Energy in a freely falling Body


 
 
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Conservation of Energy in a freely falling Body

Freely Falling Body:

Any object is said to be falling freely if the only force acting on it is the gravitational force.

Conservation of Energy in a Freely Falling Body

 The conservation of energy in a free fall means that  the energy at all points during the fall is the same, that is, remains conserved as the ball falls. The potential energy is gradually converted into kinetic energy.. Let us prove it with an experiment.

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Question : 1

For a body falling freely under gravity from a height

Right Option : D
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Question : 2

A 10-kg ball is dropped from a height of 10 m. Find

(a) the initial potential energy of the ball,

(b) the kinetic energy just before it reaches the ground, and

(c)  the speed just before it reaches the ground.

Right Option : C
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Question : 3

Two spherical balls of the same masses but of different radius, are dropped at the same time from the top of a tower 19.6m high. When they are 1.6 m above the ground, the balls will possess the same

Right Option : D
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