Newton's Law of Gravitation - NEET Physics Questions
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Newton's Law of Gravitation

Question 1: difficult

If 100 kg mass is split into two parts and then seperated by certain distance. then what ratio of masses so that gravitational force between them is maximum :

1. 2/3
2. 1/2
3. 1
4. 1/3
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The gravitational force between two masses \( m_1 \) and \( m_2 \) is:

\[
F = G \frac{m_1 \cdot m_2}{r^2}
\]

To maximize \( F \), we set \( m_1 = x \) and \( m_2 = 100 - x \), then maximize the product \( m_1 \cdot m_2 = x(100 - x) \).

This product is maximized when \( x = 50 \). So, the masses should be split equally.

The ratio of masses is:

\[
\frac{m_1}{m_2} = \frac{50}{50} = 1
\]

Question 2: difficult

If 100 kg mass is split into two parts and then separated by certain distance. then what ratio of masses so that gravitational force between them is maximum :

1. 2/3
2. 1/2
3. 1
4. 1/3
View Answer

The gravitational force between two masses \( m_1 \) and \( m_2 \) is given by Newton's law of gravitation:

\[
F = \frac{G m_1 m_2}{r^2}
\]

Let the total mass be \( M = 100 \, \text{kg} \), and split it into two parts: \( m_1 = x \) and \( m_2 = 100 - x \).

The gravitational force becomes:

\[
F = \frac{G x (100 - x)}{r^2}
\]

To maximize \( F \), we need to maximize \( x(100 - x) \), which is a quadratic function. The product \( x(100 - x) \) is maximized when \( x = 50 \).

Thus, the ratio of the two masses is:

\[
m_1 : m_2 = 50 : 50 = 1:1
\]

Therefore, the masses should be in a 1:1 ratio for the gravitational force to be maximum.