8/7/2016

IITDelhi

FoursQuestionsaboutThirdLawofMotion
Roleof*inherentnatureandcharacteristicsofbodies*and
1.Question:Howdoestheinherentnatureandcharacteristicsofbodiesaffectreaction?Whatwouldhappenifbodies(ofsame
mass)ofsteel,woolandspongeweredroppedfromsameheight?
Answer:(i)BeforethiswetrytounderstandtheexplanationofSuperelasticcollisions.Insuperelasticcollision,thespecially
fabricatedrubberballreboundswithhighervelocity(reboundvelocity>incidentvelocity).Thus,reactionismorethanaction.Here
itisassumedthatpotentialenergyisconvertedtokineticenergy.
(ii)Likewiseincaseofcollisionsofwoolandspongeballs,duringcollisionsthekineticenergyisconvertedtopotential,heat,
soundenergyetc.Thus,reactionisless.Itisjustreverseofsuperelasticcollisions.
2.Question:WhatdoesNewtonsThirdLawofMotionsayabout
*inherentnatureandcharacteristicsofbodies*andtheirroles?
AjaySharma:NewtonsLawiscompletelysilentabout*inherentnatureandcharacteristicsofbodies*Itsimplysaymutualaction
oftwo*bodies*.Thus,lawuniversallyholdsgoodforallbodiesatalltimes.
3.Question:HowdidNewtoncomparemotionofsteel,rubber,woolspongebodiesinthePrincipiaorelsewhere?
AjaySharma:Newtonnevermentionedaboutthesebodies.
Thus,NewtonsThirdofmotioniscomplete.
4.Question:HowNewtonsthirdcanbecompleted?
AjaySharma:Bygeneralizingit.
**Toeveractionthereisoppositereaction,butmayormaynotbeequaldependinguponinherentnatureandcharacteristicsof
bodies.***
Mathematically
Reaction=KAction
Kaccountforinherentnatureandcharacteristicsofbodiesandotherfactors.

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