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Gravitation question

2010 · Shift 1 · Q61
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Gravitation question

2010 · Shift 1 · Q61

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Gravitational acceleration on the surface of a planet is 611g{{\sqrt 6 } \over {11}}g116​​g, where ggg is the gravitational acceleration on the surface of the earth. The average mass density of the planet is 23{2 \over 3}32​ 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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Correct answer: 3

  1. Use the relation between surface gravity, density, and radius

For a spherical planet, g=GMR2g = \frac{GM}{R^2}g=R2GM​ and since M=43πR3ρ,M = \frac{4}{3}\pi R^3 \rho,M=34​πR3ρ, we get g=G(43πR3ρ)R2=43πGρR.g = \frac{G\left(\frac{4}{3}\pi R^3\rho\right)}{R^2} = \frac{4}{3}\pi G \rho R.g=R2G(34​πR3ρ)​=34​πGρR.

So, g∝ρR.g \propto \rho R.g∝ρR.


  1. Compare planet with earth

Let the planet quantities be subscript ppp and earth quantities be subscript eee.

Given: gp=611geg_p = \frac{\sqrt{6}}{11} g_egp​=116​​ge​ ρp=23ρe\rho_p = \frac{2}{3}\rho_eρp​=32​ρe​

Using gpge=ρpRpρeRe,\frac{g_p}{g_e} = \frac{\rho_p R_p}{\rho_e R_e},ge​gp​​=ρe​Re​ρp​Rp​​, we get 611=23⋅RpRe.\frac{\sqrt{6}}{11} = \frac{2}{3}\cdot \frac{R_p}{R_e}.116​​=32​⋅Re​Rp​​.

Hence, RpRe=611⋅32=3622.\frac{R_p}{R_e} = \frac{\sqrt{6}}{11}\cdot \frac{3}{2} = \frac{3\sqrt{6}}{22}.Re​Rp​​=116​​⋅23​=2236​​.


  1. Use escape speed formula

Escape speed is ve=2gR.v_e = \sqrt{2gR}.ve​=2gR​.

Therefore, vpve=gpRpgeRe.\frac{v_p}{v_e} = \sqrt{\frac{g_p R_p}{g_e R_e}}.ve​vp​​=ge​Re​gp​Rp​​​.

Substitute the ratios: vpve=611⋅3622.\frac{v_p}{v_e} = \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{6}}{11} \cdot \frac{3\sqrt{6}}{22}}.ve​vp​​=116​​⋅2236​​​.

Now, 6⋅6=6,\sqrt{6}\cdot \sqrt{6} = 6,6​⋅6​=6, so vpve=18242=9121=311.\frac{v_p}{v_e} = \sqrt{\frac{18}{242}} = \sqrt{\frac{9}{121}} = \frac{3}{11}.ve​vp​​=24218​​=1219​​=113​.


  1. Find escape speed on the planet

Given earth's escape speed: ve=11 km s−1v_e = 11\ \text{km s}^{-1}ve​=11 km s−1

So, vp=311×11=3 km s−1.v_p = \frac{3}{11}\times 11 = 3\ \text{km s}^{-1}.vp​=113​×11=3 km s−1.


  1. Final answer

The escape speed on the planet is 3\boxed{3}3​ (in km s−1^{-1}−1).

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