A raindrop of mass 1.00 g falling from a height of 1 km hits the ground with a speed of 50 ms-1. Calculate
(a) The loss of P.E. of the drop.
(b) The gain in K.E. of the drop.
(c) Is the gain in K.E. equal to loss of P.E.? If not why. Take g = 10 ms-2
A raindrop of mass 1.00 g falling from a height of 1 km hits the ground with a speed of 50 ms-1. Calculate
(a) The loss of P.E. of the drop.
(b) The gain in K.E. of the drop.
(c) Is the gain in K.E. equal to loss of P.E.? If not why. Take g = 10 ms-2
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mass of the rain drop = 1g=1
Height of falling h= 1km = 103m and g = 10m/s2 and sped of drop =50m/s
(a) Loss of PE of the drop =mgh= 1
(b) Gain in KE of the drop = 1/2mv2= ½ =1.250J
(c) No gain in KE is not equal to the loss in its Pe, because a part of PE is utilised in doing work against the viscous drag in air.
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