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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Gravitation

A particle is projected from the surface of the earth with a velocity equal to twice the escape velocity. When particle is very far from the earth, its speed would be

  1. A \(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{e}}\)
  2. B \(2 \mathrm{~V}_{\mathrm{e}}\)
  3. C \(\sqrt{3} \mathrm{~V}_{\mathrm{e}}\)
  4. D \(\sqrt{2} V_e\)
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(C) \(\sqrt{3} \mathrm{~V}_{\mathrm{e}}\)

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By conservation of mechanical energy,…