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Acceleration Due to Gravity

The density of a planet is three times that of earth and radius 2.52.5 times that of earth. If gpg_p and geg_e represents acceleration due to gravity on planet and earth respectively then ratio gpg_p to geg_e is

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Answer: (a)

  1. g=GMR2=43πGρRg = \frac{GM}{R^2} = \frac{4}{3}\pi G\rho R, so g∝ρRg \propto \rho R.
  2. gpge=3×2.5=7.5\frac{g_p}{g_e} = 3 \times 2.5 = 7.5
  3. So the answer is (a) 7.5.
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