Gravitation Question 25

Question: At what height over the earth’s pole, the free fall acceleration decreases by one percent (assume the radius of earth to be 6400 km)[KCET 1994]

Options:

A) 32 km

B) 80 km

C) 1.253 km

D) 64 km

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

[gGMr2] [g1r2]

or [r1g]

If g decrease by one percent then r should be increase by [12 i.e. R=

[12×100×6400=32 km]



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