Important Questions Class 11 Physics Chapter 4

Class 11 Physics Chapter 4 Important Questions 

Important Questions for CBSE Class 11 Physics Chapter 4 – Motion in a Plane

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CBSE Class 11 Physics Chapter 4 Important Questions

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Very Short Answers and Questions                                                                             

[1 – 2 Marks]

Q1. A stone is thrown vertically upwards, and then it returns to the thrower. Is it a projectile? Justify.

Ans: In this scenario, the stone has only one direction of velocity when rising or falling. Furthermore, a projectile shall comprise two perpendicular components of velocity. Therefore, a stone thrown vertically upwards is not considered to be a projectile.

Q2. At the highest point of the trajectory, what makes the direction of motion of a projectile go horizontal?

Ans: The projectile’s direction of motion changes to horizontal at the highest point of the trajectory as the velocity vertical component turns zero.

Q3. When the initial velocity is increased twofold and the angle of projection is constant, how will the horizontal range of a projectile be affected? 

Ans: The horizontal range will increase by four times in comparison to the initial horizontal range.

Q4. Select the vector quantity in the list mentioned below.

Time, temperature, energy, gravitational potential, pressure, power, impulse, charge, coefficient of friction, and total path length.

Ans:  Impulse is the vector quantity in the preceding lists. The force is a vector quantity, as its product with time (a scalar quantity) results in a vector quantity. Hence, the impulse is the product of force and time.

Q5. A stone tied at the end of the string is whirled in a circle. State the reason why the stone flies away tangentially when the string breaks.

Ans: When a stone is tied at the end of a string that moves in a circular path, its velocity is tangent to the circle. The centripetal force does not work when the string breaks. The stone moves along the tangent to the circular path and flies away tangentially due to inertia.

Q6. What does “uniform circular motion” mean? What do you mean by the terms ‘time period’, ‘frequency’, and ‘angular velocity’? Explain the relationship between them.

Ans: The motion is considered to be a uniform circular motion when an object rotates in a circular path with the same speed.

The total time taken by the object to complete one revolution is considered a time period.

The total number of revolutions completed per second is termed “frequency.”

The angular velocity is defined as the time rate of transformation of angular displacement.

=2T=2

1T=, which is the required relation.

Q7. A man can swim with a speed of 4.0 km/h in still water. How long does it take to cross a river 1km/h wide if the river flows steadily at 3.0km/h and he makes his strokes normal to the river current? How far down the river does he go when he reaches the other bank?  

Ans. The speed of the man is given as m=4.0km/h

Width of the river is given as 1km/h

Total time needed to cross the river =width of the riverspeed of the river

Time needed to cross the river =14h

=1460

=15 min

Speed of the river, r=3 km/h

Distance covered with the flow of the river rt

314=34

341000=750m, which is the required distance.

Q8. a) A vector has both magnitude and direction. From this statement, can we conclude that anything that has magnitude and direction is a vector? 

Ans: No, a physical quantity having both magnitude and direction is not necessarily a vector.

For example, regardless of its magnitude and direction, the current is a scalar quantity. Any physical quantity must follow the law of vector addition to be considered a vector.

Q8. b) The rotation of a body can be specified by the direction of the axis of rotation, and the angle of rotation about the axis. Does it lead to any rotation of a vector?

Ans: No.

As the law of vector addition is not followed, the rotation of a body across an axis is not considered to be a vector quantity.

Short Answers and Questions                                                                                           

[3 – 4 Marks]

Q1. a)Define time of flight and horizontal range?

Ans: The time of flight is the time required by the projectile to finish its trajectory.

The  horizontal range is the maximum horizontal distance travelled by the projectile from the bottom of the tower to the point the projectile touches the ground.

Q1. b) From a certain height above the ground, stone A is gently dropped. Simultaneously, another stone, B, is fired horizontally. Which of the two stones will touch the ground first?

Ans: Because the initial vertical velocity in both scenarios is zero, and the stones fall with a similar acceleration equal to gravity’s acceleration. Therefore, both stones will simultaneously touch the ground.

Q2. The ceiling of a long hall is 25m high. What is the maximum horizontal distance that a ball thrown with a speed of 40m/s can go without hitting the ceiling of the hall?

Ans. Given that,

Speed of the ball is given as, =40m/s

Maximum height is given as, h=25m

In projectile motion, the maximum height attained by a body projected at an angle , is given by the formula:

h=u2sin22g

25=40229.8

sin2=0.30625

sin=0.5534

=sin-1(0.5534)=33.60°

Horizontal Range,

R=u2sin2g

R=402 sin2(33.60)9.8

R=1600 sin(67.2)9.8

R=1600 0.9229.8=150.53m

Q3. Derive expressions for velocity and acceleration for uniform circular motion.

Ans. We can write,

If PQ=l,

V=lt

And angular velocity can be given as

=l

Using, =lr,

=lr                                                                                                                ………….(1)

l=Vt and =t

Substituting in (1)

t=V tr

V=r, which is the required expression for velocity.

Also,

a=dVdt=rddt=drdt=V=VrV=V2r

a=V2r, which is the required expression for acceleration.

Long Answers and Questions   

[5 – 6 Marks]

Q1. A particle starts from the origin at t=0s with a velocity of 10 ĵm/s and moves in the x-y plane with a constant acceleration of 8î+2ĵm/s2.

1. a) At what time is the x-coordinate of the particle 16m? What is the y-coordinate of the particle at that time?                                                   

Ans. The velocity of the particle is given as =10 ĵm/s                       

           Acceleration of the particle is given as a=ddt=8î+2ĵ  

Also, a=8î+2ĵ

But,

               a=ddt=8î+2ĵ

d=8î+2ĵdt

          Integrating both sides:

(t)=8tî+2tĵ+u

Where,

= Velocity vector of the particle at t = 0

u= Velocity vector of the particle at time t

However,

=drdt

=dt=(8tî+2tĵ+u)dt

Integrating the equations with the conditions: at t=0;  r=0 and at t=t; and

r=r

r=ut+128t2î+122t2ĵ

r=ut+4t2î+t2ĵ

=(10ĵ)t+4t2î+t2ĵ

xî+yĵ=4t2î+(10t+t2)ĵ

Since the motion of the particle is confined to the x-y plane, on equating the coefficients of î and ĵ we get,

x=4t2

t=x412

And y=10t+t2

When x=16m:

t=16412=2s, which is the required time.

y=102+22=24m, which is the required y coordinate.

1. b) What is the speed of the particle at the time?

Ans: Velocity of the particle can be given by:

(t)=8tî+2tĵ+u

At t=2s

(2)=8(2)î+2(2)ĵ+10ĵ

=16î+14ĵ

=162+142

=256+196

=452

=21.26m/s, which is the required speed.

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Class 11 Physics Chapter 4 Important Questions

Motion in a Plane Class 11 Important Questions

Class 11 Physics Chapter 4 Important Questions cover various topics such as the following.

• The basic concepts of scalars and vectors
• The displacement and acceleration
• Multiplication of vectors
• Uniform circular motion
• Concepts of projectile motion
• Three-dimensional motion in a plane
• Addition and subtraction of vector

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