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The force between a hollow sphere S and a point mass P inside it, as shown in figure is :

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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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The value of gravitational constant G depends upon
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There are two spheres of same material and radius. One is solid and other is hollow. If they are heated to same temperature the expansion of :
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A straight rod of length L extends from x=a to x=L+a. The gravitational force it exerts on a point mass 'm' at x=0, if the mass per unit length of the rod is A+Bx2, is given by:
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The dimensions of Universal gravitational constant is
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A tunnel has been dug through the centre of the earth and a ball is released in it. It will reach the other end of the tunnel after about
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Which one of the following is an evidence to show that there must be a force acting on earth and directed towards sun?
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Six objects are placed at the vertices of a regular hexagon. The geometric centre of the hexagon is at the origin with objects 1 and 4 on the X-axis (see figure). The mass of the k th object is mk=kiMcosθk, where i is an integer, M is a constant with dimension of mass and θk is the angular position of the k th vertex measured from the positive x -axis in the counter-clockwise sense. If the net gravitational force on a body at the centroid vanishes, the value of i is

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A satellite of the earth is revolving in a circular orbit with uniform speed 'v'. If the gravitational force suddenly disappears, the satellite will ________
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A point mass 'm' is located at a distance r from a uniform thin rod of mass M and length L as shown in the figure. The magnitude of gravitational force of attraction is
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Four particles, each of mass M and equidistant from each other, move along a circle of radius R under the action of their mutual gravitational attraction. The speed of each particle is
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An astronaut of mass m is working on a satellite orbiting the earth at a distance h from the earth's surface. The radius of the earth is R, while its mass is M. The gravitational pull FG on the astronaut is
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Two particles of the same mass m are moving in circular orbits because of force, given by F r=-16r-r3. The first particle is at a distance r=1, and the second, at r=4. The best estimate for the ratio of kinetic energies of the first and the second particle is closest to
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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 International space station is maintained in a nearly circular orbit with a mean altitude of 330 km and a maximum of 410 km. An astronaut is floating in the space station's cabin. The acceleration of astronauts as measured from the earth is-
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Four identical particles of mass M are located at the corners of a square of side a . What should be their speed if each of them revolves under the influence of other’s gravitational field in a circular orbit circumscribing the square?
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A body moves in a circular orbit of radius R under the action of a central force. The potential due to the central force is given by, V(r)=kr (k is a positive constant). The period of revolution of the body is proportional to,
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If the distance between two masses is doubled, the gravitational attraction between them is..
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The value of the acceleration due to gravity is g1 at a height h=R2 (R= radius of the earth) from the surface of the earth. It is again equal to g1 at a depth d below the surface the earth. The ratio dR equals:
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Two astronauts are floating in gravitational free space after having lost contact with their spaceship. The two will: