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Gravitation question

2021 · 27 Jul · Shift 2 · Q60
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Gravitation question

2021 · 27 Jul · Shift 2 · Q60

JEE MainPhysicsGravitationMCQ+4 / −1
The planet Mars has two moons, if one of them has a period 7 hours, 30 minutes and an orbital radius of 9.0 ×\times× 103 km. Find the mass of Mars. {Given 4π2G=6×1011N−1m−2kg2}\left\{ {Given\,{{4{\pi ^2}} \over G} = 6 \times {{10}^{11}}{N^{ - 1}}{m^{ - 2}}k{g^2}} \right\}{GivenG4π2​=6×1011N−1m−2kg2}
  1. A
    5.96 ×\times× 1019 kg
  2. B
    3.25 ×\times× 1021 kg
  3. C
    7.02 ×\times× 1025 kg
  4. D
    6.00 ×\times× 1023 kg
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Correct answer: D

  1. Use the orbital period relation

For a moon orbiting a planet in a circular orbit,

T2=4π2r3GMT^2 = \frac{4\pi^2 r^3}{GM}T2=GM4π2r3​

So the mass of Mars is

M=4π2r3GT2=(4π2G)r3T2M = \frac{4\pi^2 r^3}{G T^2} = \left(\frac{4\pi^2}{G}\right)\frac{r^3}{T^2}M=GT24π2r3​=(G4π2​)T2r3​

Given,

4π2G=6×1011\frac{4\pi^2}{G} = 6\times 10^{11}G4π2​=6×1011

  1. Convert the given quantities to SI units

Orbital radius:

r=9.0×103 km=9.0×106 mr = 9.0\times 10^3\ \text{km} = 9.0\times 10^6\ \text{m}r=9.0×103 km=9.0×106 m

Time period:

T=7 h 30 min=7.5 hT = 7\ \text{h}\ 30\ \text{min} = 7.5\ \text{h}T=7 h 30 min=7.5 h

T=7.5×3600=27000 s=2.7×104 sT = 7.5\times 3600 = 27000\ \text{s} = 2.7\times 10^4\ \text{s}T=7.5×3600=27000 s=2.7×104 s

  1. Substitute into the formula

First compute r3r^3r3:

r3=(9.0×106)3=93×1018=729×1018=7.29×1020r^3 = (9.0\times 10^6)^3 = 9^3\times 10^{18} = 729\times 10^{18} = 7.29\times 10^{20}r3=(9.0×106)3=93×1018=729×1018=7.29×1020

Now compute T2T^2T2:

T2=(2.7×104)2=7.29×108T^2 = (2.7\times 10^4)^2 = 7.29\times 10^8T2=(2.7×104)2=7.29×108

Thus,

r3T2=7.29×10207.29×108=1012\frac{r^3}{T^2} = \frac{7.29\times 10^{20}}{7.29\times 10^8} = 10^{12}T2r3​=7.29×1087.29×1020​=1012

Hence,

M=6×1011×1012=6×1023 kgM = 6\times 10^{11}\times 10^{12} = 6\times 10^{23}\ \text{kg}M=6×1011×1012=6×1023 kg

  1. Match with the options

M=6.00×1023 kgM = 6.00\times 10^{23}\ \text{kg}M=6.00×1023 kg

So the correct option is D.

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