Q.

Consider a drop of rain water having mass 1g falling from a height of 1 km. It hits the ground with a speed of 50m/s. Take ‘g’ constant with a value 10 m/s2. The work by the (i) gravitational force and the (ii) resistive force of air is 

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a

(i)10J; (ii) -8.75J

b

(i) -10J; (ii) -8.25J

c

(i) 1.25J; (ii) -8.25J

d

(i) 100J; (ii) 8.75J

answer is A.

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Wg=mgh=0.001×1×103×10=10JWR=mgh12mv2=1012×103×50×50=102.52=8.75J 
work done by friction is negative.

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Consider a drop of rain water having mass 1g falling from a height of 1 km. It hits the ground with a speed of 50m/s. Take ‘g’ constant with a value 10 m/s2. The work by the (i) gravitational force and the (ii) resistive force of air is