Gravitation Question 203

Question: The orbital angular momentum of a satellite revolving at a distance r from the centre is L. If the distance is increased to 16r, then the new angular momentum will be [MP PET 2003]

Options:

A) 16 L

B) 64 L

C) $ [\frac{L}{4}] $

D) 4 L

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ [L=mvr=m\sqrt{\frac{GM}{r}r}=m\sqrt{GMr},,,\therefore ,,,L\propto \sqrt{r}] $



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