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Escape velocity of a body from the earth's surface is 11.2km / sec. If the mass of the moon is 1/40 of the earth's mass and the radius of the moon is 1 / 8th of the radius of the earth. find escape velocity from the moon's surface. |
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Answer» ry for the answer being scattered, but hope you can understand. The CALCULATIONS are all done in the attached files and the rest is typed.Let, the mass of the EARTH be M and its radius is R. The force of gravity on a body of mass m at a distance X from the centre of the earth is (GMm)/x^2.For a small displacement dx of the body against this force of gravity, the work done will be (GMm)/x^2 × dx. Hence the work done to displace the body frim the earth surface to an infinite distance will be GMm/R.If the escape velocity from earth is V, then the kinetic energy of the body is This kinetic energy will be responsible for the work done by the body.so, v= √(2GM/R).Now. let the excape velocity at moon be vm and on earth's surface, let it be ve. |
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