9702_w22_qp_21
A paper of Physics, 9702
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2022
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A steel ball is projected horizontally from the top of a table, as shown in . table 180 cm ground edge of table ball path of ball 4.9 m s–1 (not to scale) The ball is projected horizontally at a speed of 4.9 m s–1. The ball lands on the ground a horizontal distance of 180 cm from the edge of the table. Assume that air resistance is negligible. Calculate the time taken for the ball to reach the ground. time = s Calculate the vertical component of the velocity of the ball as it hits the ground. velocity = m s–1 Determine the magnitude and the angle to the horizontal of the velocity of the ball as it hits the ground. magnitude of velocity = m s–1 angle to the horizontal = ° The ball is projected by means of a compressed spring which is attached to a fixed block as shown in . x0 ball spring frictionless track fixed block The ball is placed on a frictionless track in front of the spring. The ball is then pulled back so that the spring has compression x0. When the spring is released, the ball is projected horizontally as shown in . ball spring The variation with compression x of the applied force F for the spring is shown in . x / cm F / N The ball is a uniform sphere of steel of diameter 0.016 m and mass 0.017 kg. Calculate the density of the steel. density = kg m–3 All of the elastic potential energy in the spring is converted into kinetic energy of the ball. The speed of the ball as it leaves the spring is 4.9 m s–1. Show that the maximum elastic potential energy of the spring is 0.20 J. Use to determine the spring constant k of the spring. k = N m–1 Use your answer in and the value of energy given in to determine the compression x0 of the spring. x0 = m The steel ball is replaced by a polystyrene ball of the same diameter but of much lower mass. The spring is given compression x0 and is then released. Air resistance on this ball is not negligible after it leaves the spring. Explain: why this ball leaves the spring with a greater speed than that of the steel ball why this ball takes a longer time to reach the ground than the steel ball.
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