A curved surface is shown in Fig. The portion BCD is free of friction. There are three spherical balls of identical radii and masses. Balls are released from rest one by one from A which is at a slightly greater height than C With the surface AB, ball 1 has large enough friction to cause rolling down without slipping; ball 2 has a small friction and ball 3 has a negligible friction.
(a) For which balls is total mechanical energy conserved?
(b) Which ball(s) can reach D?
(c) For balls which do not reach D, which of the balls can reach back A?
This is a long answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar
(a) As ball 1 is rolling down without slipping there is no dissipation of energy hence, total mechanical energy is conserved. Ball 3 is having negligible friction hence, there is no loss of energy.
This is a multiple choice answer as classified in NCERT Exemplar
(b, d) When a man of mass m climbs up the staircases of height L, work done by the gravitational force on the man is mgl work done by internal muscular forces will be mgL as the change in kinetic is almost zero.