The escape velocity for Earth is . A planet having 9 times mass of Earth and radius, 16 times that of Earth, has the escape velocity of [2024]
(3)
The escape velocity of Earth,
(using above eqn.)
The escape velocity of a body on the earth surface is 11.2 km/s. If the same body is projected upward with velocity 22.4 km/s, the velocity of this body at infinite distance from the centre of the earth will be: [2023]
Zero
(4)
The velocity at infinite distance when speed of projection and escape velocity are given,
where is projection velocity
is escape velocity. Given,
So,
The escape velocity from the Earth's surface is . The escape velocity from the surface of another planet having a radius, four times that of Earth and same mass density is [2021]
(1)
The formula of escape velocity is
where, = gravitational constant, = mass and = radius.
Mass, where, is the density of the planet
...(i)
Let the escape velocity on planet is .
For planet,
...(ii)
Divide equation (i) by (ii), we get
So,
A particle of mass is projected with a velocity from the surface of the earth. ( = escape velocity)
The maximum height above the surface reached by the particle is [2021]
(1)
The particle is fired vertically upwards from the Earth’s surface with a velocity and reaches a height .
Energy of the particle at the surface of the Earth is
Energy of the particle at a height
According to law of conservation of energy,
...(i)
As per question,
...(ii)
Using (i) and (ii), we get
If , then
The ratio of escape velocity at earth to the escape velocity at a planet whose radius and mean density are twice as that of earth is [2016]
(4)
As escape velocity,
A black hole is an object whose gravitational field is so strong that even light cannot escape from it. To what approximate radius would earth (mass kg) have to be compressed to be a black hole? [2014]
m
m
m
100 m
(3)
Light cannot escape from a black hole,