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JEE Main 202228 JulyMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2022
Date
28 July
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

JEE Main 2022 · 28 July · Morning Shift · Physics · Gravitation

If the radius of earth shrinks by 2 % while its mass remains same....

If the radius of earth shrinks by 22 % while its mass remains same. The acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface will approximately

Options

  1. Adecrease by 22 %
  2. Bdecrease by 44 %
  3. Cincrease by 22 %
  4. Dincrease by 44 %

Correct answer

D. increase by 44 %

Step-by-step solution

The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth is given by, g=GMR2g = \dfrac{GM}{{R}^{2}}.

The radius shrunk by 22 %. Therefore, ∆RR×100=−2\dfrac{∆ R}{R} \times 100 = - 2 %.

As the mass is constant and the change in the radius of the earth is relatively small, we can write

∆gg=−2∆RR⇒∆gg×100=4\dfrac{∆ g}{g} = - 2\dfrac{∆ R}{R} ⇒ \dfrac{∆ g}{g} \times 100 = 4 %

Hence, the acceleration due to gravity increases by 44 %.

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