Gravitational (Numercial Problems) Class : XI

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Gravitation (Numercial Problems)

1. A sphere of mass 40 kg is being attracted by another sphere of mass 80 kg with a force equal to ¼
of a milligram weight when their centres are 30 cm apart. Calculate the value of G. (6.88 × 10-11
Nm2 kg-2)
2. Two particles, each of mass m, go round a circle of radius R under the action of their mutual
gravitational attraction. Find the speed of each particle. [Gm/4R]
3. Three equal masses of m kg each are fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC.
(a)What is the force acting on a mass 2m placed at the centroid G of the triangle?
(b) What is the force if the mass at the vertex A is doubled? Take AG =BG =CG=1m.
[0, 2Gm2j]
4. Calculate the force of gravitational between two bodies each of mass 100 kg and 1 m apart on the
surface of the earth. will the force of attraction be different if the same bodies are taken on the
moon, their separation remaining constant? (Ans. 6.67 × 10-7 N, No)
5. How for from earth must a body be along a line towards the sun so that sun’s gravitational pull on
it balances that of the earth. Distance between sun and earth’s centre is 1.5 × 1010 km. Mass of sun
is 3.24 × 105 times mass of earth. (Ans. 2.63 × 107 km)
6. Gravitational force between point masses m and M separated by a distance is F. Now if a point
mass 3 m is placed next to m, will be the (a) force on M due to m (b) total force on M?
[GMm/r2 ,4F]
7. The identical bodies each of mass m are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle with side
r. At what speed must they move if they all revolve under the influence of one another’s gravitation
in a circular orbit circumscribing the triangle while still preserving the equilateral triangle.
[Gm/r]
8. Two identical copper spheres of radius R are in contact with each other . If the gravitational
attraction between them is F, find the relation between F and R. [F  R4]
9. A mass M is broken into two parts of masses m1 and m2. How are m1 and m2 related so that force
of gravitational attraction between the two parts is maximum.
10. Three equal particles each of mass m are placed at the three corners of an equilateral triangle of
side r. Find the force exerted by this system on another particle of mass m placed at (a) mid point
of the side (b) at the centre of the triangle. [4Gm2/3r2, 0]
11. Three point mass bodies of masses m, 2 m and 4 m are placed at A, B and C as shown in Fig. where
AB = BC = I. Find the magnitude of the resultant gravitational pull on the body at A due to bodies
at B and C.

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12. A rocket is fired from the earth towards the moon.At what distance from the moon is the gravitational
force on the rocket is zero. Mass of earth Is 6 × 1024 kg ; mass of moon is 7.4 × 1022 kg and orbital
radius of moon is 3.8 × 108 m. Neglect the effect of the sun and other planets. (Ans. 3.8 × 107 m)
13. Estimate the mass of the sun, assuming the orbit of earth round the sun to be a circle. The distance
between the sun and the earth is 1.49 × 10 11 m, and G = 6.66 × 10 -11 Nm 2 kg -2 .
( Ans. 1.972 × 1030 kg)
14. If the radius of the earth were increased by a factor 2 keeping the mass constant, by what factor
would its density have to be changed to keep g the same?
(Ans. ½)
15. If the radius of the earth shrinks by 2.5%, mass remaining constant, then how would the value of
acceleration due to gravity change? (Ans. Increase by 5%)
16. A body weighs 36 kg on the surface of the earth. How much would it weigh on the surface of a
planet, whose mass is 1/9 and radius 1/3 of that of earth?
(Ans. 36 kg)
17. The weight of a person on the earth is 80 kg. What will be his weight on the moon? Mass of the moon =
7.34 × 1022 kg, radius = 1.75 × 106 m and gravitational constant = 6.67 × 10-11 N m2kg-2. What will be the
mass of the person at the moon and acceleration due to gravity there? If this person can jump 2 m high
on the earth, how much high can he jump at the moon? (Ans. 128 N; 80 kg; 1.6 ms-2; about 12 m)
18. If the earth were made of lead of relative density 11.3, what then would be the value of acceleration
due to gravity on the surface of the earth? Radius of the earth = 6.4 × 106 m and G = 6.67 × 10-11 Nm2
kg-2. (Ans. 22.21 ms-2.)
19. A body weighs 90 kg f on the surface of the earth. How much will it weigh on the surface of mars
whose mass is 1/9 and the radius is ½ of that of the earth?
(Ans. 40 kg f.)
20. If the radius of the earth shrinks by 2.0%, mass remaining constant, then how would the value of
acceleration due to gravity change? (Ans.by 4%)
21. A man can jump 1.5 m high on the earth. Calculate the approximate height he might be able to
jump on a planet whose density is one-quarter that of the earth and whose radius is one-third of the
earth’s radius. (Ans. 18 m)
22. On a planet whose size is the same and mass 4 times as that of the earth, find the energy needed to
lift a 2 kg mass vertically upwards through 2 m distance in joule. The value of g on the surface of
earth is 10 ms-2. (Ans. 160 J)

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Mob : 9837052312,
2 by : Nikhil Saxena 9411916889
7599773090