
A thin uniform annular disc (see figure) of mass has outer radius and inner radius . The work required to take a unit mass from point on its axis to infinity is:




Important Questions on Gravitation





A rocket is launched normal to the surface of the Earth away from the Sun along the line joining the Sun and the Earth. The Sun is times heavier than the Earth and is at a distance times larger than the radius of the Earth. The escape velocity from Earth's gravitational field is The minimum initial velocity required for the rocket to be able to leave the Sun-Earth system is closest to : (Ignore the rotation and revolution of the Earth and the presence of any other planet)

A planet of mass has two natural satellites with masses and . The radii of their circular orbits are and , respectively. Ignore the gravitational force between the satellites. Define to be respectively, the orbital speed, angular momentum, kinetic energy and time period of revolution of satellite and to be the corresponding quantities of satellite . Given and match the ratios in List-I to the numbers in List-II.

