MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Centripetal Force

ntIf a planet...

Question

ntIf a planet of a given density were made larger, its force of attraction for an object on its surface would increase because of the planet's greater mass but would decrease because of the greater distance from the object to the centre of the planet. Which effect predominates?n

Open in App

Solution

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

1

Similar questions

Q. If a planet of given density were made larger, its force of attraction for an object on its surface would increase because of the greater distance from the object to the centre of the planet. Which effect predominates?

Q. From a planet of mass

16 M

4 R

, we wish to send an object to its moon of mass

M

R

. Distance between centres of planet and moon is

10 R

. Minimum speed at which object should be projected from the surface of planet so that it reaches moon is (Assume that the planet and the moon are at rest)

Q. From a planet of mass

16 M

4 R

, we wish to send an object to its moon of mass

M

R

. Distance between centres of planet and moon is

10 R

. Minimum speed at which object should be projected from the surface of planet so that it reaches moon is (Assume that the planet and the moon are at rest)

Q. A planet has mass M and radius R. A small object of mass

m

is dropped from a distance of 3R from the planet center. The speed of the object is

\sqrt{k G M / R}

when it hits the surface of the planet. Calculate k.

Q. The escape velocity for a planet is

v_{e}

A particle starts from rest at a large distance from the planet reaches the planet only under gravitational attraction and passes through a smooth tunnel through its centre Its speed at the centre of the planet will be

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

PHYSICS

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Centripetal Force

Standard IX Physics

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon