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An object A with a mass m and velocity v has a kinetic energy of 100┬аJ. Then the kinetic energy of an object B with a mass of 2m and velocity v is:
50 J
200 J
400 J
300 J
200 J
Kinetic energy is directly proportional to the mass of an object when its velocity remains constant. Since object B has twice the mass of object A (2m vs m) while maintaining the same velocity (v), its kinetic energy will be double that of object A.
Kinetic energy is directly proportional to the mass of an object when its velocity remains constant. Since object B has twice the mass of object A (2m vs m) while maintaining the same velocity (v), its kinetic energy will be double that of object A.
If you are pushing two shopping carts at the same speed, the one that is twice as heavy (twice the mass) stores twice the 'movement energy' because you have to work twice as hard to get it moving at that speed.
K.E.=21тАЛmv2 тАФ Standard kinetic energy formula where m is mass and v is velocity
The kinetic energy (K.E.) of an object is given by the formula K.E.=21тАЛmv2. For object A, K.E.AтАЛ=21тАЛmv2=100J. For object B, the mass is 2m and velocity is v, so K.E.BтАЛ=21тАЛ(2m)v2=2├Ч(21тАЛmv2). Substituting the value of K.E.AтАЛ, we get K.E.BтАЛ=2├Ч100J=200J.
Kinetic energy scales linearly with mass if velocity is held constant.
Kinetic energy scales with the square of velocity if mass is held constant.
The SI unit of kinetic energy is Joule (J).
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| Feature | Object A | Object B |
|---|---|---|
Object Property | m | 2m |
Velocity | v | v |
Kinetic Energy | 100 J | 200 J |
The kinetic energy is 100J for object A. Doubling the mass simply doubles the coefficient in the equation.
Option C (400J) would be correct if the velocity were doubled (2v), since v2 would then result in a factor of 4.
B is correct тАФ Since kinetic energy is proportional to mass, doubling the mass while keeping velocity constant doubles the kinetic energy to 200 J.
Always check if the variable changing is squared (like velocity) or linear (like mass) in the formula.