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Subject: NSEP
Chapter: Gravitation

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If Newton's inverse square law of gravitation had some dependence...

If Newton's inverse square law of gravitation had some dependence on radial distance other than

r^{-2}

, which one of Kepler's three laws of planetary motion would rNone of the above emain unchanged?

Options

AFirst law on nature of orbits
BSecond law on constant areal velocity
CThird law on dependence of orbital time period on orbit's semi major axis
DNone of the above

Correct answer

B. Second law on constant areal velocity

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