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Escape velocity when a body of mass $m$ is thrown vertically from the surface of the earth is $v$ , what will be the escape velocity of another body of mass $4 m$ if thrown vertically

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v

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2 v

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4 v

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B $v$
Escape velocity does not depend upon the mass of the body. Hence , it remains v .

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