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JEE Main 202431 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2024
Date
31 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

JEE Main 2024 · 31 January · Evening Shift · Physics · Gravitation

The mass of the moon is (1)/(144) times the mass of a planet and...

The mass of the moon is 1144\dfrac{1}{144} times the mass of a planet and its diameter 116\dfrac{1}{16} times the diameter of a planet. If the escape velocity on the planet is v, the escape velocity on the moon will be:

Options

  1. Av3\dfrac{v}{3}
  2. Bv4\dfrac{v}{4}
  3. Cv12\dfrac{v}{12}
  4. Dv6\dfrac{v}{6}

Correct answer

A. v3\dfrac{v}{3}

Step-by-step solution

As we know, escape velocity is given by, vescape=2GMR{v}_{escape} = \sqrt{\dfrac{2GM}{R}}

Now, vplanet=2GMR=v{v}_{planet} = \sqrt{\dfrac{2GM}{R}} = v

vMoon=2GM×16144×R=132GMR=v3{v}_{Moon} = \sqrt{\dfrac{2GM \times 16}{144 \times R}} = \dfrac{1}{3}\sqrt{\dfrac{2GM}{R}} = \dfrac{v}{3}

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