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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Gravitation
  • JEE Mains 2024
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The mass of the moon is \(1 / 144\) times the mass of a planet and its diameter \(1 / 16\) times the diameter of a planet. If the escape velocity on the planet is \(\mathrm{v}\), the escape velocity on the moon will be _______.

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(A) \(\frac{\mathrm{v}}{3}\)

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\(\mathrm{V}_{\text {escape }}=\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{R}}}\)

\(\mathrm{V}_{\text {planet }}=\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{R}}}=\mathrm{V}\)

\(V_{\text {Moon }}=\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{GM} \times 16}{144 \mathrm{R}}}=\frac{1}{3} \sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{R}}}\)

\(\mathrm{V}_{\text {DIoon }}=\frac{\mathrm{V}_{\text {Planet }}}{3}=\frac{\mathrm{V}}{3}\)

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