NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsGravitationPractice
A body is projected upwards with a velocity of 4 × 11.2 k m s - 1 from the surface of the earth. The velocity of the body when it escapes from the gravitational pull of earth will be
Options
- A11.2 k m s - 1
- B2 × 11.2 k m s - 1
- C3 × 11.2 k m s - 1
- D15 × 11.2 k m s - 1
Correct answer
D. 15 × 11.2 k m s - 1
Step-by-step solution
The minimum velocity of projection to achieve escape velocity can be calculated as, Initial KE = 1 2 mv 2 = 1 2 × m 4 × 11 .2 2 = 16 × 1 2 mv e 2 As 1 2 mv e 2 energy is used up in coming out from the gravitational pull of the earth, so Final KE should be 15 × 1 2 mv e 2 Hence, 1 2 m v ' 2 = 15 × 1 2 mv e 2 ∴ v ′ 2 = 15 v e 2 or v ′ = 15 v e = 15 × 11 .2 km s - 1