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Escape Velocity question from MHT CET 2024 (4 May, Shift 2)

Q16MHT CET 2024 · 4 MAY · SHIFT 2Easy

Escape Velocity

The escape velocity from earth surface is 11 km/s11\text{ km/s}. The escape velocity from a planet having twice the radius and same mean density as earth is

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Answer: (a)

  1. ve∝Rρv_e \propto R\sqrt{\rho}
  2. Same density, twice radius: ve′=2×11=22v_e' = 2 \times 11 = 22 km/s
  3. So the answer is (a) 22 km/s.
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