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