Gujarati
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5.Work, Energy, Power and Collision
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When a ball is freely fallen from a given height it bounces to $80\%$ of its original height. What fraction of its mechanical energy is lost in each bounce ?

A

$0.20$

B

$0.60$

C

$0.40$

D

$1$

Solution

Let the ball is dropped from height $\mathrm{h}$.

Initial potential energy $=\mathrm{mgh}$

Potential energy after first bounce $=\mathrm{mg} \times 80 \%$

of $\mathrm{h}$

$=0.80 \mathrm{mgh}$

Potential energy lost in each bounce $=0.20 \mathrm{mgh}$

Fraction of potential energy lost in each bounce

$=\frac{0.20 \mathrm{mgh}}{\mathrm{mgh}}=0.20$

Standard 11
Physics

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