Question: Two blocks are connected by a light string passing over a pulley. The block with mass m 1 slides on the frictionless horizontal surface, while

Two blocks are connected by a light string passing over a pulley. The block with mass m1 slides on the frictionless horizontal surface, while the block with mass m2 hangs vertically (m1 > m2). The tension in the string is 

(a) Zero; 

(b) Less than m2g;

(c) Equal to m2g; 

(d) Greater than m2g, but less than m1g; 

(e) Equal to mg; 

(f) Greater than m1g.

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