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A body of mass 0.1 kg is dropped from a height of 10 m at a place wheres g=10ms−2. Its KE just before its strikes the ground is:

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1 J
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1.04 J
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3.5 J
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10 J
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Solution

The correct option is D 10 J
Here, by conservation of energy, the potential energy of the body at height h is converted into kinetic energy before its strikes the ground.
Thus, mgh=KE
or KE=0.1(10)10=10J

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