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Gravitational acceleration on the surface of a planet is , where is the gravitational acceleration on the surface of the earth. The average mass density of the planet is times that of the earth. If the escape speed on the surface of the earth is taken to be 11 kms-1, the escape speed on the surface of the planet in kms-1 will be
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- Use the relation between surface gravity, density, and radius
For a spherical planet, and since we get
So,
- Compare planet with earth
Let the planet quantities be subscript and earth quantities be subscript .
Given:
Using we get
Hence,
- Use escape speed formula
Escape speed is
Therefore,
Substitute the ratios:
Now, so
- Find escape speed on the planet
Given earth's escape speed:
So,
- Final answer
The escape speed on the planet is (in km s).
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