Gravitational Potential Energy

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Important Questions on Gravitational Potential Energy

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A hollow sphere (mass m, radius R ) is put inside a hollow cone (mass m, radius 3R and semi-angle 30° ) as shown in the figure. The whole arrangement is rigidly fixed to the ground at the apex of the cone. Both the sphere and the cone are made of the same material α=10-4/C. Considering that major changes in dimensions could happen only due to heating effects, if the increase in potential energy (in Joule) of the system if it's temperature is increased by 100°C is U, what is the value of 10U?

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m=0.5 kg  

R=3-12 m

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A planet of mass 'm' moves in an elliptical orbit around an unknown star of mass 'M' such that its maximum and minimum distances from the star are equal to r1 and r2 respectively. The angular momentum of the planet relative to the centre of the star is

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A body of mass m kg starts falling from a point 2R above the Earth's surface. Its kinetic energy when it has fallen to a point R above the Earth's surface is [R-Radius of Earth, MMass of Earth, GGravitational Constant]

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A satellite of mass m is orbiting the earth in a circular orbit at a height 2R above earth surface where R is the radius of the earth. If it starts losing energy at a constant rate β, then it will fall on the earth surface after the time t=GMmnβR. Assuming that the satellite is approximately in a circular orbit at all times, find the value of n.