Gravitation Question 7

Question: A body weighs 700 gm wt on the surface of the earth. How much will it weigh on the surface of a planet whose mass is $ [\frac{1}{7}] $ and radius is half that of the earth [CMC Vellore 1984; AFMC 2000]

Options:

A) 200 gm wt

B) 400 gm wt

C) 50 gm wt

D) 300 gm wt

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

We know that $ [g=\frac{GM}{R^{2}}] $

On the planet $ [g_{p}=\frac{GM/7}{R^{2}/4}=\frac{4g}{7}=\frac{4}{7}g] $

Hence weight on the planet $ [=700\times \frac{4}{7}=400,,gm,wt] $



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