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Why is there a negative sign in the total energy formula of a satellite?
Why is there a negative sign in the total energy formula of a satellite?
The minus sign in the formula indicates that:
- A gravitational force exists.
- The satellite cannot leave the orbit by itself.
- A minimum threshold of energy will be required to move the satellite from its existing orbit.
Two planets A and B of equal mass are having their period of revolutions TA and TB such that TA = 2TB. These planets are revolving in the circular orbits or radii rA and rB respectively. Which out of the following would be the correct relationship of their orbits?
Two planets A and B of equal mass are having their period of revolutions TA and TB such that TA = 2TB. These planets are revolving in the circular orbits or radii rA and rB respectively. Which out of the following would be the correct relationship of their orbits?
According to kepler’s third law of time period –
The diagram showing the variation of gravitational potential of earth with distance from the centre of earth is
The diagram showing the variation of gravitational potential of earth with distance from the centre of earth is
Two satellites A and B of masses 200kg and 400kg are revolving round the earth at height of 600km and 1600km respectively. If TA and TB are the time periods of A and B respectively then the value of TB – TA :
[Given : radius of earth = 6400km, mass of earth = 6 × 1024kg]
Two satellites A and B of masses 200kg and 400kg are revolving round the earth at height of 600km and 1600km respectively. If TA and TB are the time periods of A and B respectively then the value of TB – TA :
[Given : radius of earth = 6400km, mass of earth = 6 × 1024kg]
A satellite is moving around a planet of radius R in a circular orbit of radius r. The speed of the satellite is v. Find the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the planet.
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A satellite is moving around a planet of radius R in a circular orbit of radius r. The speed of the satellite is v. Find the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the planet.
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v = √ (GM/r) (orbital speed)
⇒ GM = v²r ⇒ (GM/R²) = (v²r/R²) ⇒ g = (v²r/R²)
The mass density of a planet of radius varies with the distance from its centre as . Then the gravitational field is maximum at:
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The mass density of a planet of radius varies with the distance from its centre as . Then the gravitational field is maximum at:
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, where
For to be maximum or minimum or constant
In free space, two particles of mass m each are initially both at rest at a distance a from each other. They start moving towards each other due to their mutual gravitational attraction. The time after which the distance between them has reduced to a/2 is
In free space, two particles of mass m each are initially both at rest at a distance a from each other. They start moving towards each other due to their mutual gravitational attraction. The time after which the distance between them has reduced to a/2 is
Let the origin be at the CM of the particles, let the initial positions of the particles be x = a/2 and x = -a/2 and let the instantaneous positions of the particles be x = r and x = -r
Let the instantaneous velocity of each particle be v
Let the time after which the distance between the particles has

