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Important Questions on Gravitation

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An astronaut of mass m is working on a satellite orbiting the earth at a distance h from the earth's surface. The radius of the earth is R, while its mass is M. The gravitational pull FG on the astronaut is
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Six objects are placed at the vertices of a regular hexagon. The geometric centre of the hexagon is at the origin with objects 1 and 4 on the X-axis (see figure). The mass of the k th object is mk=kiMcosθk, where i is an integer, M is a constant with dimension of mass and θk is the angular position of the k th vertex measured from the positive x -axis in the counter-clockwise sense. If the net gravitational force on a body at the centroid vanishes, the value of i is

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Two astronauts are floating in gravitational free space after having lost contact with their spaceship. The two will:
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A body weighs 200 N on the surface of the earth. How much will it weigh half way down to the centre of the earth?
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Four particles, each of mass M and equidistant from each other, move along a circle of radius R under the action of their mutual gravitational attraction. The speed of each particle is
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The angle between displacement and force applied when no work is done is:
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A body moves in a circular orbit of radius R under the action of a central force. The potential due to the central force is given by, V(r)=kr (k is a positive constant). The period of revolution of the body is proportional to,
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What is the rate of doing work?
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On observing light from three different stars P , Q and R , it was found that intensity of violet colour is maximum in the spectrum of P , the intensity of green colour is maximum in the spectrum of R and the intensity of red colour is maximum in the spectrum of Q . If Tp, TQ and TR are the respective absolute temperatures of P , Q and R , then it can be concluded from the above observations that :
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The International space station is maintained in a nearly circular orbit with a mean altitude of 330 km and a maximum of 410 km. An astronaut is floating in the space station's cabin. The acceleration of astronauts as measured from the earth is-
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Four identical particles of mass M are located at the corners of a square of side a . What should be their speed if each of them revolves under the influence of other’s gravitational field in a circular orbit circumscribing the square?
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The potential energy of a particle of mass m at a distance r from a fixed point O is given by Vr=kr2/2, where k is a positive constant of appropriate dimensions. This particle is moving in a circular orbit of radius R about the point O. If v is the speed of the particle and L is the magnitude of its angular momentum about O, which of the following statements is (are) true?
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The value of acceleration due to gravity at Earth's surface is  9.8 m s-2 . The altitude above its surface at which the acceleration due to gravity decreases to  4.9 m s-2, is close to: (Radius of earth  =6.4×106 m )
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A particle in the medium completes 40 vibrations in 2.5 s. The frequency of the wave is ____:

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A body rolling down on a hill has _____:
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Which of the following is the kinetic energy? 
a. bullet from the gun.
b. a railway engine at a fast speed.
c. the motion of an ordinary pendulum. 
 
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After the explosion of a shell, many pieces fly off in different directions. In such a case, what is conserved? 
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A ball is launched from the top of Mount Everest which is at an elevation of 9000 m. The ball moves in a circular orbit around the earth. The acceleration due to gravity near the earth's surface is g. The magnitude of the ball's acceleration while in orbit is,
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Two stones of masses m and 2m are whirled in horizontal circles, the heavier one in radius r2 and the lighter one in radius r. The tangential speed of lighter stone is n times that of the tangential speed of the heavier stone. They are reported to experience the same centripetal force. The value of n is, 

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A straight rod of length L extends from x=a to x=L+a. The gravitational force it exerts on a point mass 'm' at x=0, if the mass per unit length of the rod is A+Bx2, is given by: