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A rocket has a mass of 100 kg. 90% of this is fuel. It ejects fuel vapours at therate of 1 kg/sec with a velocity of 500 m/sec relative to the rocket. It is supposed that the rocket is outside the gravitational field. The initial upthrust on the rocket when it just starts moving upwards is


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Zero

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500 N

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1000 N

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2000 N

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Solution

The correct option is B

500 N


Up thrust force F=u[dmdt]=500×1=500N


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