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JIPMER 2018
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2018
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

JIPMER 2018 · Physics · Gravitation

At what distance (in metre) from the centre of the Moon, the...

At what distance (in metre) from the centre of the Moon, the intensity of gravitational field will be zero? (Take, mass of Earth and Moon as 5.98×1024 kg5.98 \times 10^{24} \mathrm{~kg} and 7.35×1022 kg7.35 \times 10^{22} \mathrm{~kg} respectively and the distance between Moon and Earth is 3.85×108 m3.85 \times 10^8 \mathrm{~m}.)

Options

  1. Azero
  2. B3.85×1073.85 \times 10^7
  3. C8×1088 \times 10^8
  4. D3.46×1083.46 \times 10^8

Correct answer

B. 3.85×1073.85 \times 10^7

Step-by-step solution

Let X be the distance of the point from the centre of earth where gravitational intensity is zero. Therefore, GMex2=GMm(3.85×108−x)2or\frac{\mathrm{GM}_{\mathrm{e}}}{\mathrm{x}^2}=\frac{\mathrm{GM}_{\mathrm{m}}}{\left(3.85 \times 10^8-\mathrm{x}\right)^2} or\frac{\mathrm{x}}{3.85 \times 10^8-\mathrm{x}}=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{M}_{\mathrm{e}}}{\mathrm{M}_{\mathrm{m}}}}=\sqrt{\frac{5.98 \times 10^{24}}{7.35 \times 10^{22}}} \cong 9 or x9+x=3.85×108\quad \frac{x}{9}+x=3.85 \times 10^8 or x=9×3.85×108/10=3.46×108 m\quad \mathrm{x}=9 \times 3.85 \times 10^8 / 10=3.46 \times 10^8 \mathrm{~m} Distance from Moon =3.85×108−3.46×108=3.85 \times 10^8-3.46 \times 10^8 =3.9×107 m≅3.85×107 m=3.9 \times 10^7 \mathrm{~m} \cong 3.85 \times 10^7 \mathrm{~m}
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