
A graph of kinetic energy of an asteroid versus (where is the distance from the centre of the planet ) is shown in the figure. Asteroid falls directly towards the centre of the planet . What is the value of mass of the asteroid? ( is the mass of planet is universal gravitational constant in SI units)



Important Questions on Gravitation



From a solid sphere of mass and radius a spherical portion of radius is removed as shown in the figure. Taking gravitational potential at the potential at the centre of the cavity thus formed is (gravitational constant)



Consider two solid spheres of radii , and masses and respectively. The gravitational field due to sphere and are shown. The value of is:








A spherically symmetric gravitational system of particles has mass density where, is a constant. A test mass can undergo circular motion under the influence of the gravitational field of particles. Its speed as a function of distance from the centre of the system is represented by





