JEE Advanced · Physics · 9. Gravitation
Consider a spherical gaseous cloud of mass density in free space where is the radial distance from its center. The gaseous cloud is made of particles of equal mass m moving in circular orbits about the common center with the same kinetic energy . The force acting on the particles is their mutual gravitational force. If is constant in time, the particle number density is: [ is universal gravitational constant]
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(D)
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Given that all the particles of gaseous cloud has mass and are moving due to mutual attraction with same kinetic energy .
Now in that cloud, let us consider a sphere of radius containing a group of particles adding to a total mass .
Now, another particle of mass is moving with speed due to gravitational attraction of in a circle of radius .
Centripetal force is here given by
....(1)
But, kinetic energy,
Put it in
Differentiating it we get,
.....(2)
Now, if density of cloud is
Then elementary mass,
Now in that cloud, let us consider a sphere of radius containing a group of particles adding to a total mass .
Now, another particle of mass is moving with speed due to gravitational attraction of in a circle of radius .
Centripetal force is here given by
....(1)
But, kinetic energy,
Put it in
Differentiating it we get,
.....(2)
Now, if density of cloud is
Then elementary mass,
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