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NEET 2015
Exam
NEET
Year
2015
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Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

NEET 2015 · Physics · Gravitation

Kepler's third law states that the square of the period of...

Kepler's third law states that the square of the period of revolution (T)\text{(T)} of a planet around the sun is proportional to the third power of the average distance r\text{r} between sun and planet i.e., T2=Kr3T^{2} = Kr^{3}.
Here K\text{K} is constant. If the masses of sun and planet are M\text{M} and m\text{m} respectively then as per Newton's law of gravitation force of attraction between them is
F=GMmr2F = \dfrac{GMm}{r^{2}}, here G\text{G} is gravitational constant.
The relation between G\text{G} and K\text{K} is described as:

Options

  1. AGK=4π2GK = 4{\pi}^{2}
  2. BGMK=4π2GMK = 4{\pi}^{2}
  3. CK=GK = G
  4. DK=1GK = \dfrac{1}{G}

Correct answer

B. GMK=4π2GMK = 4{\pi}^{2}

Step-by-step solution

Here gravitational force is equal to centripetal force required for motion of planet.
Hence,
GMmr2=mv2r\dfrac{GMm}{{r}^{2}} = \dfrac{m{v}^{2}}{r}
v2=GMr{v}^{2} = \dfrac{GM}{r}
Time period is given by,
T=2\pirvT = \dfrac{2\pir}{v}
T2=4π2r2v2{T}^{2} = \dfrac{4{\pi}^{2}{r}^{2}}{{v}^{2}}
T2=4π2r2(Gmr)=4π2r3GM{T}^{2} = \dfrac{4{\pi}^{2}{r}^{2}}{\left(\dfrac{Gm}{r}\right)} = \dfrac{4{\pi}^{2}{r}^{3}}{GM}

We have given,
T2=kr3{T}^{2} = k{r}^{3}
On comparing,
k=4π2GM⇒GMk=4π2k = \dfrac{4{\pi}^{2}}{GM} ⇒ GMk = 4{\pi}^{2}

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