Q.

A small particle of mass m moving inside a heavy, hollow and straight tube along the tube axis undergoes elastic collision at two ends. The tube has no friction and it is closed at one end by a flat surface while the other end is fitted with a heavy movable flat piston as shown in figure. When the distance of the piston from closed end is L = L0 the particle speed is v = v0. The piston is moved inward at a very low speed V such that V << dLL v0, where dL is the infinitesimal displacement of the piston. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?

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a

If the piston moves inward by dL, the particle speed increases by 2vdLL

b

After each collision with the piston, the particle speed increases by 2V

c

The rate at which the particle strikes the piston is v/L

d

The particle’s kinetic energy increases by a factor of 4 when the piston is moved inward from L0 to  L02

answer is B.

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 Let say after collision velocity of particle becomes v and piston keeps moving with same speed V

 Velocity of separation = Velocity of approach 

vV=v+V

v=v+2V

 Thus after every collision with piston, speed of particle increases by 2V . 

 Time between two successive collision =T= Total dist to and fro  velocity =2Lv

 Rate of collision =f=1T=v2L

 Let say piston move by distance dL in time dt

dL=V×dtdt=dLV

 In this dt time, No of collision occured with particle =n=dt×f=dLV×v2L

 After these n collisions, the increament in speed of particle =dv=n(2V)=dLV×v2L×2V

dv=dLL×v

 Since, L is decresing, we will put a negative sign, 

V0vdvv=L0L0/2dLLv=2v0 Since, KEv2 ,  KE becomes 4 times. 

 

 

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