H C Verma Solutions for Chapter: Gravitation, Exercise 4: EXERCISES
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Questions from H C Verma Solutions for Chapter: Gravitation, Exercise 4: EXERCISES with Hints & Solutions
A satellite of mass is supposed to orbit the earth at a height of above the Earth's surface. Find,
Its speed in the orbit,
Its kinetic energy,
The potential energy of the earth-satellite system and
Its time period. Mass of the Earth.
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Find the radius of the circular orbit of a satellite moving with an angular speed equal to the angular speed of the Earth's rotation?
If the satellite is directly above the north pole at some instant, find the time it takes to come over the equatorial plane. Mass of the Earth .
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What is the true weight of an object in a geostationary satellite that is weighed exactly at the North Pole?
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The radius of a planet is and a satellite revolves around it in a circle of radius . The time period of the revolution is . Find the acceleration due to the gravitation of the planet at its surface?
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Find the minimum co-latitude which can directly receive a signal from a geostationary satellite?
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A particle is fired vertically upward from the Earth's surface and it goes up to a maximum height of . Find the initial speed of the particle?
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A particle is fired vertically upward with a speed of . With what speed will it move in interstellar space? Assume only the earth's gravitational field.
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A mass of (equal to the mass of the earth) is to be compressed in a sphere in such a way that the escape velocity from its surface is . What should be the radius of the sphere?
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