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A rocket is launched normal to the surface of the Earth, away from the Sun, along the line, joining the Sun and the Earth. The Sun is 3×105 times heavier than the Earth and is at a distance 2.5×104 times larger than the radius of the Earth. The escape velocity from Earth's gravitational field is ve=11.2 km/s. The minimum initial velocity (vs) required for the rocket to be able to leave the Sun-Earth system is closest to (Ignore the rotation and revolution of the Earth and the presence of any other planet)


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vs=62 km/s

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vs=42 km/s

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vs=72 km/s
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vs=22 km/s
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Solution

The correct option is B

vs=42 km/s



For earth, the escape velocity ve=2GMR
and for the system (Sun +Earth),
potential energy =(GMR3×1052.5×104GMR)m
=GMR(1+12)=13GMR
12mv2=13GMmR
v=2GMR.13=ve
ve=40.4 km/s42 km/s.


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