Medium MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2021

Consider a planet in some solar system which has a mass double the mass of earth and density equal to the average density of earth. If the weight of an object on earth is W, the weight of the same object on that planet will be :

  1. A 2W
  2. B W
  3. C ${2^{{1 \over 3}}}$W Correct answer
  4. D $\sqrt 2$W

Solution

Density is same<br><br>$M = {4 \over 3}\pi {R^3}\rho ,2m = {4 \over 3}\pi R{'^3}\rho$<br><br>$R' = {2^{1/3}}R$<br><br>$\omega = {{GMm} \over {{R^2}}}$<br><br>${\omega _2} = {{G2Mm} \over {R{'^2}}}$<br><br>${\omega _2} = {2^{1/3}}\omega$

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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Gravitation · Topic: Newton's Law of Gravitation

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