How does the ball’s potential energy relate to the amount of work needed to place the ball on the 2-m shelf?

Asolid cylinder and a cylindrical shell have the same mass, same radius, and turn on frictionless, horizontal axles. the cylindrical shell has light-weight spokes connecting the shell to the axle. a rope is wrapped around each cylinder and tied to blocks of equal masses that are held the same height above the ground. both blocks are released simultaneously. the ropes do not slip. which block hits the ground first? or is it a tie?

An alpha particle with kinetic energy 12.5 mev makes a collision with lead nucleus, but it is not "aimed" at the center of the lead nucleus, and has an initial nonzero angular momentum (with respect to the stationary lead nucleus) of magnitude l = p0 b, where p0 is the magnitude of the initial momentum of the alpha particle and b=1.40×10−12 m. (assume that the lead nucleus remains stationary and that it may be treated as a point charge. the atomic number of lead is 82. the alpha particle is a helium nucleus, with atomic number 2.) what is the distance of closest approach?

Six pendulums of mass mand length las shown are released from rest at the same angle theta from vertical. rank the pendulums according to the numberof complete cycles of motion each pendulum goes through perminute. a. l= 1m m=2kg b. l= 4m m=1 kg c. l= 2 m m= 2 kg d. l= 1 m m= 4 kg e. l= 2 m m = 4 kg f. l= 4m m = 4kg