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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Gravitation
  • JEE Mains 2022
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If the radius of earth shrinks by \(2 \%\) while its mass remains same. The acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface will approximately.

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(D) increase by \(4 \%\)

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\(g=\frac{G M}{R^{2}}\)

\(M =\) constant \(g<\frac{1}{ R ^{2}}\)

\(100 \frac{\Delta g}{g}=-2 \frac{\Delta R}{R} 100\)

\(\%\) change \(=-2(-2)\)

\(\%\) change in \(g =4 \%\)

increase by \(4 \%\)