Q. A shell of mass $200\ gm$ is ejected from a gun of mass $4\ kg$ by an explosion that generates $1.05\ kg$ of energy. The initial velocity of the shell is

A) $40\ ms^{- 1}$
B) $120\ m^{- 1}$
C) $100\ ms^{- 1}$
D) $80\ ms^{- 1}$
Explanation

(c) Mass of the shell $= m_{1} = 0.2\ kg$
Mass of the gun $= m_{2} = 4kg$
Let energy of shell $= E_{1},$ energy of gun $= E_{2}$
Total energy liberated
$= E_{1} + E_{2} = 1050\ Joule$ …(i)
As $E = \frac{P^{2}}{2m}$
$\therefore\frac{E_{1}}{E_{2}} = \frac{m_{2}}{m_{1}} = \frac{4}{0.2} = 20 \Rightarrow E_{2} = \frac{E_{1}}{20}$ …(ii)
From equation (i) and (ii) we get $E_{1} = 1000\ Joule$
$\therefore$ Kinetic energy of the shell $= \frac{1}{2}\ m_{1}v_{1}^{2} = 1000$
$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{2}\ (0.2)v_{1}^{2} = 1000 \Rightarrow v_{1} = \sqrt{10000} = 100\ m/s$

Dr. Abubacker
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Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist

Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.