A Block Is Attached to Each End of a Rope

question 27

Multiple Choice

A block is attached to each end of a rope that passes over a pulley suspended from the ceiling.The blocks do not have the same mass.If the rope does not slip on the pulley, then at any instant after the blocks start moving, the rope:

• A)pulls on both blocks, but exerts a greater force on the heavier block
• B)pulls on both blocks, but exerts a greater force on the lighter block
• C)pulls on both blocks and exerts the same magnitude force on both blocks
• D)does not pull on either block
• E)pulls only on the lighter block

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