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MHT CET202013 Oct 2020Evening ShiftPhysicsGravitationActual

The period of revolution of a satellite is

Options

  1. Aindependent of mass of a satellite.
  2. Bindependent of radius of planet.
  3. Cdependent on the mass of a satellite.
  4. Dindependent of height of the satellite from the planet.

Correct answer

A. independent of mass of a satellite.

Step-by-step solution

T=2 r³ G M , It is independent of the mass of satellite.

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