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AIIMS 2016
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2016
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

AIIMS 2016 · Physics · Gravitation

Time period of pendulum, on a satellite orbiting the earth, is

Time period of pendulum, on a satellite orbiting the earth, is

Options

  1. A1/π1 / \pi
  2. Bzero
  3. Cπ\pi
  4. Dinfinity

Correct answer

D. infinity

Step-by-step solution

On an artificial satellite orbiting the earth the acceleration is given by GMR2\frac{G M}{R^2} towards the centre of the earth. Now for a body of mass mm on the satellite the graviational force due to earth is GMmR2\frac{G M m}{R^2} towards the centre of the earth. Let the reaction force on the surface of the satellite be NN, then GMmR2−N=m(GMR2)\frac{G M m}{R^2}-N=m\left(\frac{G M}{R^2}\right)\Rightarrow \quad N=0ThatisonthesatellitethereisastateofweightlessnessorThat is on the satellite there is a state of weightlessness org=0 \therefore \quadThetimeperiodofthesimplependulum,The time period of the simple pendulum,T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{l}{g}}=\infty
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