WORK AND ENERGY, CBSE CLASS IX, PHYSICS NOTES PART II

 

CBSE CLASS IX, WORK AND ENERGY, SCIENCE (PHYSICS) NOTES-(PART II)

                       WORK AND ENERGY

According to the CBSE Syllabus 2025-26

CBSE Class 9 Science Chapter 11 Work and Energy Notes

In Class 9 Science Chapter 11 Work and Energy.


Remaining Topics in the Chapter

5. Forms of Energy                                                    

a. Mechanical Energy.                                                

b. Kinetic Energy.

6. Potential Energy.

7. Transformation Energy.

8. Law of conservation of Energy.

9. Free Fall of a Body (Energy Conservation).

10. Power.

a. Unit of Power.

11. Commercial unit of Power.

MECHANICAL ENERGY

The sum of kinetic energy & potential energy of a body is called mechanical energy. The energy possessed by a body on account of its motion or position is called mechanical energy.

KINETIC ENERGY

Objects in motion possess energy and can do work. This energy is called Kinetic Energy.

FORMULA FOR KINETIC ENERGY

If an object of mass ‘m’ moving with uniform velocity ‘u’, it is displaced through a distance ‘s’. Constant force ‘f’ acts on it in the direction of displacement. Its velocity changes from ‘u’ to ‘v’.
Then the acceleration is ‘a'.

Work done, W = F × s  ....(i)

F = ma  ....(ii)

According to the third equation of motion, the relationship between u, v, s, and a is as follows:

v2 - u2 = 2as

s = (v2 - u2)/2a .... (iii)

Now putting the value of f and s from (ii) and (iii) in equation (i),

If u = 0 (when the body starts moving from rest)

W = ½mv2

E K = ½mv2

When two identical bodies are in motion, the body with a higher velocity has more kinetic energy.

• Examples of kinetic energy

1. A moving cricket ball.

2. Running water.

3. A moving bullet.

4. Flowing wind.

5. A moving car.

6. A running athlete.

7. A rolling stone.

WORK-ENERGY THEOREM

The work-energy theorem states that the net work done by a moving body can be calculated by finding the change in kinetic energy.

W net = KE final − KE initial

Wnet=  1/ 2 m[v2−u2]

Factors Affecting Kinetic Energy

a. Mass

b. Velocity

c. Momentum

 POTENTIAL ENERGY                                                                            

The energy of a body due to its position or change in shape is known as potential energy.
For example, stretching a rubber string. The energy that is possessed by a body by virtue of its configuration or change in position is known as Potential Energy.

Three types of potential energy

1. GRAVITATION

Energy potential that comes from an object’s height and weight.

2. CHEMICAL

Energy potential that comes from the atoms it contains and the chemical reaction that takes place within the object.

3. ELASTIC

Energy potential of an object being compressed or stretched.

FACTORS AFFECTING POTENTIAL ENERGY

(i) Potential Energy:

P. E. m

The greater the mass of the body, the greater is the potential energy and vice versa.

(ii) Height above the ground:

P. E. h (Not dependent on the path it follows)

The greater the height above the ground, the greater is the P.E. and vice versa.

(iii) Change in shape:

The greater the stretching, twisting, or bending, the greater is the potential energy.

 Potential Energy of an Object on a Height

If a body of mass ‘m’ is raised to a height ‘h’ above the surface of the earth, the gravitational pull of the earth (m × g) acts in the downward direction.                                                                                To lift the body, we have to do work against the force of gravity.

Thus, Work done (W) = Force × Displacement

W  = m × g × h = mgh

ΔPE=mg(h final−h initial)

This work is stored in the body as potential energy (gravitational potential energy).

Thus, Potential energy, Ep = m × g × h

where,

g = acceleration due to gravity.

 • Examples:

(i) Water kept in the dam: 

It can rotate the turbine to generate electricity due to its position above the ground.

(ii) Wound up the spring of a toy car : 

It possesses potential energy, which is released during the unwinding of the spring. Therefore, the toy car moves.

(iii) Bent string of bow : 

Potential energy due to a change in its shape (deformation) is released in the form of kinetic energy while shooting an arrow.

 Transformation of Energy

The change of one form of energy to another form of energy is known as the transformation of energy.

Example:

(i) A stone on a certain height has entire potential energy. But when it starts moving downward, the potential energy of the stone goes on decreasing as height goes on decreasing, but its kinetic energy goes on increasing as the velocity of the stone goes on increasing.

→ At the time the stone reaches the ground, potential energy becomes zero, and kinetic energy is maximum. Thus, its entire potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy.

(ii) At a hydroelectric power house, the potential energy of water is transformed into kinetic energy and then into electrical energy.

(iii) At the thermal power house, chemical energy of coal is changed into heat energy, which is further converted into kinetic energy and electrical energy.

(iv) Plants use solar energy to make chemical energy in food by the process of photosynthesis.

LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but can be transferred from one form to another. The total energy before and after the transformation remains constant.

Total energy = KE + PE

where, 1/2 mv2 + mgh = constant

For example, consider a ball falling freely from a height. At height h, 

it has only PE = mgh.

By the time it is about to hit the ground, it has a velocity and therefore has KE = 1/2  mv2. Therefore, energy gets transferred from PE to KE, while the total energy remains the same.

 CONSERVATION OF ENERGY DURING FREE FALL OF A BODY

A ball of mass m at a height ‘h’ has potential energy = mgh.

As the ball falls downwards, the height ‘h’ decreases, so the potential energy also decreases.

Kinetic energy at ‘h’ is zero, but it is increasing during the fall of the ball.

The sum of potential energy & kinetic energy of the ball remains the same at every point during its fall.

½mv2 + mgh = Constant

Kinetic energy + Potential energy = Constant

POWER

The rate of doing work or the rate of transfer of energy is called power. It is denoted by P

Power (P) = Work done /Time Taken

P = W/t

 where,

P = Power

W = Work done

t = Time taken

 UNIT OF POWER

SI unit of Power is the Watt (W) = 1 Joule/second.

1 Watt (W) = 1Joule/1 second = 1J/1s

Power is one Watt when one Joule of work is done in one second.

• Average Power = Total work done or total energy used/Total time taken

COMMERCIAL UNIT OF POWER

The commercial unit of power is kWh, i.e. energy used in 1 hour at 1000 Joules/second.
1kWh=3.6×106 J

BIGGER UNIT OF POWER

A bigger unit of power is called a Kilowatt or KW.

1 Kilowatt (KW) = 1000 Watt = 1000 W or 1000 J/s

 COMMERCIAL UNIT OF ENERGY 

Joule is a very small unit of energy, and it is inconvenient to use it where a large quantity of energy is involved.

For commercial purposes, a bigger unit of energy is a kilowatt hour (kWh).

1 KWh: 1 KWh is the amount of energy consumed when an electric appliance having a power rating of 1 Kilowatt is used for 1 hour.

 RELATION BETWEEN KILOWATT-HOUR AND JOULE

1 Kilowatt hour is the amount of energy consumed at the rate of 1 Kilowatt for 1 hour.

1 Kilowatt hour  = 1 Kilowatt for 1 hour

= 1000 Watt for 1 hour

= 1000 Watt × 3600 seconds (60 × 60 seconds = 1 hour)

= 36,00,000 Joules

1 KWh = 3.6 × 106 J = 1 unit

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