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On which quantity the escape velocity for earth does not depend on

PhysicsGravitationNEET
Options:
  • A mass of the earth
  • B mass of the projectile
  • C point of projection relative to the earth
  • D gravitational constant
Solution:
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The correct answer is: mass of the projectile

Potential energy = kinetic energy

+GMemR=12mve2

Where $m$ is mass of projectile, Me is mass of earth, G is gravitational constant, R is radius.

ve=2GMeRe

The above formula shows that escape velocity is independent of the mass of the projectile.

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