JEE Main & Advanced Physics Work, Energy, Power & Collision / कार्य, ऊर्जा और शक्ति Question Bank Elastic and Inelastic Collision

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    A tennis ball dropped from a height of 2 m  rebounds only 1.5 m after hitting the ground. What fraction of its energy is lost in the impact

    A)          \[\frac{1}{4}\]              

    B)          \[\frac{1}{2}\]

    C)          \[\frac{1}{3}\]              

    D)          \[\frac{1}{8}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

             Fractional loss \[=\frac{\Delta U}{U}=\frac{mg(h-{h}')}{mgh}\]\[=\frac{2-1.5}{2}=\frac{1}{4}\]


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