Gravitation Question 139

Question: The escape velocity of a sphere of mass m from earth having mass M and radius R is given by [NCERT 1981, 84; CBSE PMT 1999]

Options:

A)$ [\sqrt{\frac{2GM}{R}}] $

B) $ [2\sqrt{\frac{GM}{R}}] $

C) $ [\sqrt{\frac{2GMm}{R}}] $

D) $ [\sqrt{\frac{GM}{R}}] $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Escape velocity does not depend on the mass of the projectile



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