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MHT CET · Physics · Laws of Motion

A particle moves in a circular orbit of radius ' \(r\) ' under a central attractive force, \(\mathrm{F}=-\frac{\mathrm{k}}{\mathrm{r}}\), where \(\mathrm{k}\) is a constant. The periodic time of tis motion is

  1. A \(\mathrm{r}^{\frac{1}{2}}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{r}^{\frac{2}{3}}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{r}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{r}^{\frac{3}{2}}\)
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(C) \(\mathrm{r}\)

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\(\operatorname{mr} \omega^2=\frac{\mathrm{k}}{\mathrm{r}}\)
\(\omega^2=\frac{\mathrm{k}}{\mathrm{mr}}\)
\(\omega^2 \propto \frac{1}{r^2}\)
\(\omega \propto \frac{1}{\mathrm{r}}\)
\(\therefore \mathrm{T} \propto \mathrm{r}\)
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