In a perfectly inelastic collision, two spheres made of the same material with masses 15 kg and 25 kg, moving in opposite directions with speeds of 10 m/s and 30 m/s, respectively, strike each other and stick together. The rise in temperature (in ), if all the heat produced during the collision is retained by these spheres, is : (specific heat of sphere material 31 cal/(kg C) and 1 cal = 4.2 J)
- 1.75
- 1.44
- 1.95
- 1.15
Answer
(2) 1.44
Solution
Take the direction of the 15 kg sphere as positive: u1 = +10 m/s, u2 = -30 m/s
Conservation of momentum: 15(10) + 25(-30) = (15 + 25)v
v = 150 - 75040 = -15 m/s
Initial KE = 12(15)(10)2 + 12(25)(30)2 = 750 + 11250 = 12000 J
Final KE = 12(40)(15)2 = 4500 J
Heat produced Q = 12000 - 4500 = 7500 J
Heat capacity of the combined body = mc = 40 31 4.2 = 5208 J/ C
T = 75005208 1.44
Answer: (2)