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JEE Advanced 2012Paper 2
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2012
Paper
Paper 2
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

JEE Advanced 2012 · Paper 2 · Physics · Gravitation

Two spherical planets P and Q have the same uniform density ,...

Two spherical planets PandQP and Q have the same uniform density ρ\rho, masses MPandMQM_{P} and M_{Q} and surface areas AA and 4A respectively. A spherical planet RR also has uniform density ρ\rho and its mass is \left(M_{P}+M_{Q}\right).Theescapevelocitiesfromtheplanets. The escape velocities from the planetsP, Q and RareareV_{P}, V_{Q} and V_{R}, respectively. Then

Options

  1. AVQ>VR>VPV_{Q}>V_{R}>V_{P}
  2. BVR>VQ>VPV_{R}>V_{Q}>V_{P}
  3. CVR/VP=3V_{R} / V_{P}=3
  4. DVP/VQ=12V_{P} / V_{Q}=\frac{1}{2}

Correct answer

B. VR>VQ>VPV_{R}>V_{Q}>V_{P}

Step-by-step solution

Here Planets PP and QQ have the same uniform density ' ρ\rho ' and surface areas AA and 4A4 A respectively. Let the mass of P,MPP, M_{P} be mm. Then m=ρ×43πr3=ρ×43π[A4π]3/2Themassofm=\rho \times \frac{4}{3} \pi r^{3}=\rho \times \frac{4}{3} \pi\left[\frac{A}{4 \pi}\right]^{3 / 2} The mass ofM_{Q}=\rho \times \frac{4}{3} \pi\left[\frac{4 A}{4 \pi}\right]^{3 / 2}=8 \mathrm{~m} \therefore \quadThemassofPlanetThe mass of PlanetR=8 \mathrm{~m}+\mathrm{m}=9 \mathrm{~m}IftheradiusofIf the radius ofP=rThentheradiusofThen the radius ofQ=2 r \left[\because r_{Q}=\left(\frac{4 A}{4 \pi}\right)^{3 / 2}=2\left(\frac{A}{4 \pi}\right)^{3 / 2}\right] and radius of R=91/3rR=9^{1 / 3} r \left[∵MR=MP+MQrR3=r3+(2r)3=9r3\begin{array}{l} \because M_{R}=M_{P}+M_{Q} \\ r_{R}^{3}=r^{3}+(2 r)^{3}=9 r^{3} \end{array}\right] As we know, escape velocity from the planet Ve=2GMR∴vP=2GMPRp=2GmrvQ=2GMQRQ=2G(8 m)2r=2vPvR=2G(9 m)91/3r=91/3vP\begin{aligned} V_{e}=\sqrt{\frac{2 G M}{R}} & \therefore v_{P}=\sqrt{\frac{2 G M_{P}}{R_{p}}}=\sqrt{\frac{2 G m}{r}} \\ v_{Q} &=\sqrt{\frac{2 G M_{Q}}{R_{Q}}}=\sqrt{\frac{2 G(8 \mathrm{~m})}{2 r}}=2 v_{P} \\ v_{R} &=\sqrt{\frac{2 G(9 \mathrm{~m})}{9^{1 / 3} r}}=9^{1 / 3} v_{P} \end{aligned}
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