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Question

A body is suspended from a spring balance kept in a satellite The reading of the balance is $W_{1}$ when the satellite goes in an orbit of radius $R$ and is $W_{2}$ when it goes in an orbit of radius $2 R$ Then

W_{1} = W_{2}

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W_{1} < W_{2}

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W_{1} > W_{2}

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W_{1} \neq W_{2}

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Solution

The correct option is A $W_{1} = W_{2}$
Answer is A.

The reading on the spring balance is independent of the radius and thus both weight will be the same. Also, there is no gravitational force acting on a satellite.

Hence, $W_{1} = W_{2}$ .

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