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A shell of mass mm is at rest initially. It explodes into three fragments having mass in the ratio 2:2:12:2:1. If the fragments having equal mass fly off along mutually perpendicular directions with speed vv, the speed of the third (lighter) fragment is

A

vv

B

2v\sqrt{2}v

C

22v2\sqrt{2}v

D

32v3\sqrt{2}v

Step-by-Step Solution

Momentum of the system remains conserved. Initial momentum = 0. Final momentum should also be zero. Let masses be 2m,2m,m2m, 2m, m. Momentum along x-direction = 2mvi^2mv\hat{i}. Momentum along y-direction = 2mvj^2mv\hat{j}. Net momentum of these two = (2mv)2+(2mv)2=22mv\sqrt{(2mv)^2 + (2mv)^2} = 2\sqrt{2}mv. To balance this, the third fragment of mass mm must have momentum 22mv2\sqrt{2}mv in the opposite direction. Thus, its speed is 22v2\sqrt{2}v.

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