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Which graphs show the correct relationship between kinetic energy and mass?

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Which graphs show the correct relationship between kinetic energy and mass? ОА у kinetic-example-1
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Option "C" is your answer!

The kinetic energy of the object depends on its mass and velocity

The graph of the straight line shown in option C is the correct representation of the relationship between mass and KE of the object.

What is kinetic energy?

The kinetic energy of an object is the energy that an object or a particle has by reason of its motion. Kinetic energy is a property of a moving object or particle and depends not only on its motion but also on its mass.

The kinetic energy of an object is given by the expression.


KE = (1)/(2) {mv}^(2)

Where KE is the kinetic energy, m is the mass and v is the velocity of the object.

The above expression of the kinetic energy shows that it is directly proportional to the mass of the object.

KE x m

If we show this relation of mass and KE on a graph, then it would be a straight line showing the direct proportionality between mass and KE of the object.

Hence we can conclude that the graph of the straight line shown in option C is the correct representation of the relationship between mass and KE of the object.

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