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AIIMS 2001
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2001
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

AIIMS 2001 · Physics · Gravitation

A body weighed 250 ~N on the surface assuming the earth to be a...

A body weighed 250 N250 \mathrm{~N} on the surface assuming the earth to be a sphere of uniform mass density, how much would it weigh half way down to the centre of the earth?A body weighed 250 ~N on the surface assuming the earth to be a sphere of uniform mass density, how much would it weighA body weighed 250 ~N on the surface assuming the earth to be a sphere of uniform mass density, how much would it weigh

Options

  1. A195 N195 \mathrm{~N}
  2. B240 N240 \mathrm{~N}
  3. C125 N125 \mathrm{~N}
  4. D210 N210 \mathrm{~N}.

Correct answer

C. 125 N125 \mathrm{~N}

Step-by-step solution

A body weighed 250 ~N on the surface assuming the earth to be a sphere of uniform mass density, how much would it weigh
At a depth dd below the surface of the earth, mg′=GM′m(R−d)2M′=43π(R−d)3ρ\begin{aligned}& m g^{\prime}=G \frac{M^{\prime} m}{(R-d)^2}\\ & M^{\prime}=\frac{4}{3} \pi(R-d)^3 \rho \end{aligned}⇒\quadg′=GM′(R−d)2=43Gπ(R−d)ρ\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow \quadg^{\prime} & =\frac{G M^{\prime}}{(R-d)^2}\\ & =\frac{4}{3}G \pi(R-d) \rho \end{aligned}If d=R2\quad d=\frac{R}{2} then g^{\prime}=43\frac{4}{3}G πρ=2πGRρ3\pi \rho=\frac{2 \pi G R \rho}{3}On the surface of the earth g=GmRV=43\piGRρ∴g′=g2\begin{aligned}g & =\frac{G m}{R V}=\frac{4}{3} \piG R \rho \\ \therefore \quad g^{\prime} & =\frac{g}{2} \end{aligned}\thereforeThebodyweighedThe body weighed250 \mathrm{~N}onthesurfaceoftheearthwouldweighon the surface of the earth would weigh\frac{1}{2} \times 250=125 \mathrm{~N}$, half way down towards the centre of the earth.
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