Gravitational Potential and Potential Energy

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Gravitational Potential and Potential Energy: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as gravitational potential energy, escape velocity of bodies, attaining stability by minimizing potential energy, and gravitational potential energy and mgh.

Important Questions on Gravitational Potential and Potential Energy

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Two planets A and B have the same material density. If the radius of A is twice that of B, then the ratio of the escape velocity   V A V B is

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Given that the gravitation potential on Earth surface is V0. The potential at a point distant half the radius of earth from the centre will be

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The gravitational potential energy of a system of three particles of mass m each kept at the vertices of equilateral triangle of side x will be

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A particle is projected vertically upward with velocity 2GM3R from the surface of the Earth. The height attained by it is (G,M,R have usual meanings)

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Calculate the binding energy of an artificial satellite of mass 1000 kg orbiting at a height of 3600 km above the earth's surface. Also find the kinetic energy, potential energy, and total energy of the satellite. Given, R=6400 kmM=6×1024 kg, G=6.67×10-11 Nm2kg2.

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At what height above the surface of the earth, the value of g becomes 64% of its value on the surface is the earth? (Radius of the earth is 6400km )

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Which one of the following possesses potential energy

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Which of the following is not an example of potential energy

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Potential energy of a person is minimum when:

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A body falls on the surface on the earth from a height of 20cm. If after colliding with the earth, its mechanical energy is lost by 75%, then body would reach upto a height of?

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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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Define Gravitational potential energy. Derive an expression for the gravitation potential energy above the surface of the earth.

 

 

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Two bodies each of mass M are kept fixed with a separation 2L. A particle of mass m is projected from the mid-point of the line joining their centres perpendicular to the line. The gravitational constant is G. The correct statement s is (are)

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Three masses m, 2 m and 3 m are arranged in two triangular configurations as shown in figure 1 and figure 2 . Work done by an external agent in changing the configuration from figure 1 to figure 2 is

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The escape velocity of a spherical planet of radius R and density ρ is V. If the radius of this planet is changed to 3R and density is changed to 3ρ, then the escape velocity of the planet will be changed to

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Velocity of escape, from earth’s surface, is _____  km s-1.

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Calculate the escape velocity of a body from the surface of the earth. (Given: G=6.67 x 10-11 Nm2/kg2, R=6400 km, g=9.8 m/s2)

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Define escape velocity. Write an expression for the escape velocity of an object from the surface of the earth.

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If any object is thrown upwards with a velocity more than 11.2 km/sec, then the object will:

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A spherical portion of radius R2 is removed from a solid sphere of mass M and radius R as shown in the figure. Taking gravitational potential V=0 at r=, the potential at the centre of the cavity thus formed is (G=gravitational constant),
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