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NEET 2021
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NEET
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2021
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Physics
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Gravitation

NEET 2021 · Physics · Gravitation

The escape velocity from the Earth's surface is v . The escape...

The escape velocity from the Earth's surface is vv. The escape velocity from the surface of another planet having a radius four times that of Earth and the same mass density is:

Options

  1. Avv
  2. B2v2v
  3. C3v3v
  4. D4v4v

Correct answer

D. 4v4v

Step-by-step solution

Given,

Escape velocity from earth's surface =v= v

v=vearth=2gRv = {v}_{earth} = \sqrt{2gR}

=2GM43πR343πR2=2GMV43πR2=8GρπR23= \sqrt{\dfrac{2GM}{\dfrac{4}{3}\pi{R}^{3}}\dfrac{4}{3}\pi{R}^{2}} = \sqrt{\dfrac{2GM}{V}\dfrac{4}{3}\pi{R}^{2}} = \sqrt{\dfrac{8Gρ\pi{R}^{2}}{3}}

g=g = Gravitation acceleration on earth surface

R=R = Radius of earth

G=G =Universal gravitational constant

Escape velocity of another planet =?= ?

∵Rp=4R and ∵ {R}_{p} = 4R \text{ and }

ρplanet=ρearth{ρ}_{planet} = {\text{ρ}}_{earth}

So we can write,

ve∝R2∝R{v}_{e} ∝ \sqrt{{R}^{2}} ∝ R

(ve)earth(ve)planet=RearthRplanet=R4R=14\dfrac{{\left({v}_{e}\right)}_{earth}}{{\left({v}_{e}\right)}_{planet}} = \dfrac{{R}_{earth}}{{R}_{planet}} = \dfrac{R}{4R} = \dfrac{1}{4}

It means,

4(ve)earth=(ve)Planet4{\left({v}_{e}\right)}_{earth} = {\left({v}_{e}\right)}_{Planet}

(ve)Planet=4v{\left({v}_{e}\right)}_{Planet} = 4v

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