Assertion: If an earth satellite moves to a lower orbit, there is some dissipation of energy but the satellite speed increases.
Reason: The speed of satellite is a constant quantity.
1. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
2. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not correct explanation of Assertion.
3. Assertion is true but Reason is false.
4. Assertion and Reason are false.
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As a satellite moves to a lower orbit, total energy decreases (becomes more negative) due to dissipation, but kinetic energy increases, so speed increases. The speed of a satellite is not universally constant.
A clock S is based on oscillation of a spring and a clock P is based on pendulum motion. Both clocks run at the same rate on earth. On a planet having the same density as earth but twice the radius:
1. S will run faster than P
2. P will run faster than S
3. They will both run at the same rate as on the earth
4. None of these
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Since \(g \propto \rho R\), on a planet with twice the radius and same density, \(g' = 2g\). Pendulum time period decreases (\(T_p = 2\pi\sqrt{l/g}\)), so clock P ticks faster. Spring clock is unaffected.
If three uniform spheres, each having mass \(M\) and radius \(r\), are kept in such a way that each touches the other two, the magnitude of the gravitational force on any sphere due to the other two is
1. \(\frac{GM^2}{4r^2}\)
2. \(\frac{2GM^2}{r^2}\)
3. \(\frac{2GM^2}{4r^2}\)
4. \(\frac{\sqrt{3} GM^2}{4r^2}\)
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The distance between centers is \(2r\). Force between any two is \(F = \frac{GM^2}{4r^2}\). Since the angle between the forces is \(60^\circ\), the resultant force is \(F_{\text{net}} = \sqrt{3}F = \frac{\sqrt{3} GM^2}{4r^2}\).
The acceleration due to gravity (on earth) depends upon
1. size of the body
2. gravitational mass of the body
3. gravitational mass of the earth
4. none of the above factors
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The acceleration due to gravity is \(g = \frac{GM_e}{R_e^2}\). This depends on the mass of the Earth, not on the properties of the body itself.
An object is placed at a distance of \(R/2\) from the centre of earth. Knowing mass is distributed uniformly, acceleration of that object due to gravity at that point is: (\(g =\) acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth and \(R\) is the radius of earth)
1. \(g\)
2. \(2 g\)
3. \(g/2\)
4. none of these
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Inside the earth, the acceleration due to gravity varies linearly with distance: \(g' = \frac{gr}{R}\). For \(r = R/2\), we have \(g' = \frac{g}{2}\).
A thin rod of length \(L\) is bent to form a circle. Its mass is \(M\). What force will act on the mass \(m\) placed at the centre of the circle?
1. \(\frac{4\pi^2 GMm}{L^2}\)
2. \(\frac{GMm}{4\pi^2 L^2}\)
3. \(\frac{2\pi GMm}{L^2}\)
4. zero
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Due to the symmetrical distribution of mass in a circular ring, the gravitational field at the center is zero. Therefore, the force on any mass placed at the center is zero.