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Consider a spherical planet which is rotating about its axis such that the speed of a point on its equator is \(v\) and the effective acceleration due to gravity on the equator is \(\frac{1}{3}\) of its value at the poles. What is the escape velocity for a particle at the pole of this planet.

  1. A \(3 \mathrm{v}\)
  2. B \(2 \mathrm{v}\)
  3. C \(\sqrt{3} \mathrm{v}\)
  4. D \(\sqrt{2} v\)
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(C) \(\sqrt{3} \mathrm{v}\)

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We know that the escape velocity of a particle from the surface of a planet is given by \[ \begin{aligned} v_e & =\sqrt{\frac{2 G M}{R}}=\sqrt{\frac{2 g R^2}{R}} \quad\left[\because G M=g R^2\right] \\ & =\sqrt{2 g R} \end{aligned} \] where, \(g=\) acceleration due to gravity,…
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