Gravitation Question 22
The moon’s radius is 1/4 that of the earth and its mass is 1/6 times that of the earth. If g represents the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth, that on the surface of the moon is [MP PMT 1997; MP PET 2000, 01; RPET 2000; Pb. PET 2001]
Options:
g/4
g/5
g/6
g/8
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Using $ [g=\frac{GM}{R^{2}}] $
we get $ [g_{m}=g/5] $
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