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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - 7. gravitation

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.

  1. A decrease by \(2 \%\)
  2. B decrease by \(4 \%\)
  3. C increase by \(2 \%\)
  4. D increase by \(4 \%\)
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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 \(4 \%\)
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