JEE Main202430 Jan 2024Evening ShiftPhysicsGravitationActual
Escape velocity of a body from earth is 11 . 2 km s - 1 . If the radius of a planet be one-third the radius of earth and mass be one-sixth that of earth, the escape velocity from the plate is:
Options
- A11 . 2 km s - 1
- B8 . 4 km s - 1
- C4 . 2 km s - 1
- D7 . 9 km s - 1
Correct answer
D. 7 . 9 km s - 1
Step-by-step solution
Given: R P = R E 3 , M P = M E 6 Escape velocity is given by, v = 2 G M R Therefore, v E = 2 G M E R E . . . ( i ) v P = 2 G M P R P . . . ( i i ) ⇒ v E v P = 2 ⇒ v P = v E 2 = 11 . 2 2 = 7 . 9 km s - 1