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GRAVITATION

LECTURE - 04
 TODAY’S GOAL

• GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY

Question
If diameter of a planet is four times that of earth. Find the period of pendulum on
planet, if it’s a second pendulum. Take mean density of planet equal to that of earth.

Ans: 1
Question
Find the height over the earth surface at which weight of body becomes
half of its value on surface.

Ans: 0.414
Question
At what angular speed should Earth rotate so that apparent value of g at
equator becomes zero? What will be the length of the day in this situation.

Ans :
Question
Radius of earth is 6000 km. The weight of the body at height 6000 km
from Earth surface becomes:

a. half

b. one-fourth

c. one third

d. no change

Ans:
Question
If the density of the Earth is doubled keeping its radius constant then
acceleration due to gravity will be (g = 9.8 m/s2)

a. 19.6

b. 9.8

c. 4.9

d. 2.45

Ans:
Question
 

a. g/4

b. g/5

c. g/6

d. g/8

Ans:
Question
If tunnel is dug along a chord of earth at perpendicular distance R/2 from
earth center. The wall of the tunnel may be assumed to be frictionless.
Find the force exerted by the wall on a particle of mass m when it is at a
distance X from center of tunnel.

Ans :
GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY :

GPE of Single Isolated Mass

GPE of Two Mass System
GPE of Three Mass System

GPE of Many Mass System

GPE of Uniform Mass Distribution
Gravitational Self Energy
Question
Find gravitational potential energy of system. Each mass is m and side is
L. Find work done to change it to triangle of side 2L.
Question
Two particles m1 and m2 are initially at rest at infinite distance. Find their
relative velocity of approach due to gravitational attraction when their
separation is d.
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