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A pellet of mass ' $m$ ' and specific heat capacity 'c' fired from an air gun hits a steel plate with speed ' $v$ '. During the impact, $50 \%$ of the pellet's kinetic energy is converted to thermal energy in it. The rise in the temperature of the pellet is
PhysicsThermal Properties of MatterAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2017 (25 Apr Shift 1)
Options:
  • A $\frac{v^2}{2 c}$
  • B $\frac{v^2}{4 c}$
  • C $\frac{m v^2}{2 c}$
  • D $\frac{m v^2}{4 c}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\frac{m v^2}{2 c}$
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