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The elongation of a wire on the surface of the earth is 10-4 m. The same wire of same dimensions is elongated by 6×10-5 m on another planet. The acceleration due to gravity on the planet will be _____ m s-2. (Take acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth =10 m s-2)

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Important Questions on Gravitation

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Statement I : The law of gravitation holds good for any pair of bodies in the universe.

Statement II : The weight of any person becomes zero when the person is at the centre of the earth.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Four spheres each of mass m form a square of side d (as shown in figure). A fifth sphere of mass M is situated at the centre of square. The total gravitational potential energy of the system is

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Two planets A and B of equal mass are having their period of revolutions TA and TB such that TA=2TB. These planets are revolving in the circular orbits of radii rA and rB respectively. Which out of the following would be the correct relationship of their orbits?
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Two objects of equal masses placed at certain distance from each other attracts each other with a force of F. If one-third mass of one object is transferred to the other object, then the new force will be
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The escape velocity of a body on a planet A is 12 km s-1. The escape velocity of the body on another planet B, whose density is four times and radius is half of the planet A, is 
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The time period of a satellite revolving around earth in a given orbit is 7 hours. If the radius of orbit is increased to three times its previous value, then approximate new time period of the satellite will be
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Three identical particle A,B and C of mass 100 kg each are placed in a straight line with AB=BC=13 m. The gravitational force on a fourth particle P of the same mass is F, when placed at a distance 13 m from the particle B on the perpendicular bisector of the line AC. The value of F will be approximately
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An object is taken to a height above the surface of earth at a distance 54R from the centre of the earth. Where radius of earth, R=6400 km. The percentage decrease in the weight of the object will be