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Escape velocity on a planet is ve. If the radius of the planet remains the same and mass becomes 4 times, the escape velocity becomes

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How many times is escape velocity ve, of orbital velocity vo for a satellite revolving near earth
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If the radius of a planet is R and its density is ρ, the escape velocity from its surface will be:-
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If V,R and g denote respectively the escape velocity from the surface of the earth, radius of the earth, and acceleration due to gravity, then the correct equation is -
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If the radius of a planet is four times that of earth and the value of g is same for both, the escape velocity on the planet will be -
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If the radius and acceleration due to gravity both are doubled, escape velocity of earth will become
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If g is the acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface, the gain in PE of an object of mass m raised from the surface of the earth to a height of the radius R of the earth is
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A missile is launched with a velocity less than the escape velocity. The sum of kinetic energy and potential energy is :

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If ve is escape velocity and v0 is the orbital velocity of a satellite for orbits close to the earth's surface, then these are related by