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The ratio of S.I. unit to C.G.S. unit of G is

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Important Questions on Gravitation

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A solid sphere of radius R carries a charge Q+q distributed uniformly over its volume. A very small point-like piece of it of mass m gets detached from the bottom of the sphere and falls down vertically under gravity. This piece carries charge q. If it acquires a speed v when it has fallen through a vertical height y (see figure), then (assume the remaining portion to be spherical)

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Two astronauts are floating in gravitational free space after having lost contact with their spaceship. The two will:
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Two identical objects each of mass 50 kg are kept at a distance of separation of 50 cm apart on a horizontal table. The net gravitational force at the mid-point of the line joining their centres is
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The ratio of gravitational force and electrostatic repulsive force between two electrons is approximately (gravitational constant =6.7×10-11 N m2 kg-2, mass of an electron =9.1×10-31 kg, charge on an electron =1.6×10-19 C)
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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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A particle of mass m is placed at a distance x from one end of a uniform rod with length L and mass M. The magnitude of the gravitational force F on the particle from the rod is F=βGMmL2 where β is constant. If x=L2 then the value of β will be
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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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Two bodies of masses 8 kg are placed at the vertices A and B of an equilateral triangle ABC. A third body of mas 2 kg is placed at the centroid G of the triangle. If AG=BG=CG=1 m, where should a fourth body of mass 4 kg be placed so that the resultant force on the 2 kg body is zero?
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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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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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Four identical particles of equal masses 1 kg made to move along the circumference of a circle of radius 1 m under the action of their own mutual gravitational attraction. The speed of each particle will be:
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The value of gravitational constant G depends upon
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A person whose mass is 100 kg travels from Earth to Mars in a spaceship. Neglect all other objects in sky and take acceleration due to gravity on the
surface of the Earth and Mars as 10 m s-2 and 4 m s-2, respectively. Identify from the below figures, the curve that fits best for the weight of the passenger as a function of time.

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Two bodies of masses 2 kg and 4 kg separated by a distance of 200 cm are approaching towards each other due to their mutual gravitational force only. After 2 s of their start, the separation decreases by nearly
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The force of attraction between two Lead balls, of radius 10 cm and 1 cm that are placed with their centres 1 metre apart is (The density of Lead is 5.51×103 kg/m3)
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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, move along a circle of radius R under the action of their mutual gravitational attraction as shown in figure. The speed of each particle is :

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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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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