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ENERGY of AN ORBITING SATELLITE
Match the Column I with Column II. For a satellite in circular orbit,

Column IColumn II
(A) Kinetic energy(p) GMEm2r
(B) Potential energy(q) GMEr
(C) Total energy(r) GMEr
(D) Orbital velocity(s) GMEm2r
(where ME is the mass of the earth, m is mass of the satellite and r is the radius of the orbit)

A
A-r, B-s, C-q, D-p
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B
A-q, B-p, C-r, D-s
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C
A-p, B-q, C-s, D-r
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D
A-s, B-r, C-p, D-q
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Solution

The correct option is D A-s, B-r, C-p, D-q
Kinetic energy = GMEm2r;
As
Potential energy = GMEr;
Br
Total energy = GMEm2r;
Cp
Orbital velocity=GMEr;
Dq

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