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Gravitation
Acceleration due to Gravity
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- g in terms of density and radius 2
- Effect of mass and radius on surface gravity
- g in terms of diameter
- Height of jump inversely proportional to g
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2024 1 question
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The mass of a planet is $\frac{1}{10}$th that of the earth and its diameter is half that of the earth. The acceleration due to gravity on that planet is:Acceleration due to gravity $g = \frac{GM}{R^2}$ For the planet: $M' = \frac{M}{10}$, $R' = \frac{R}{2}$ $g' = \frac{G(M/10)}{(R/2)^2} = \frac{4GM}{10R^2} = \frac{4}{10}g$ $g' = \frac{4}{10} \times 9.8 = 3.92\ ms^{-2}$
2012 AIPMT-PRE 1 question
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A spherical planet has a mass $M_p$ and diameter $D_p$. A particle of mass m falling freely near the surface of this planet will experience an acceleration due to gravity, equal to$g = \frac{GM_p}{R^2}$, and $R = \frac{D_p}{2}$
$g = \frac{GM_p}{(D_p/2)^2} = \frac{4GM_p}{D_p^2}$
It does not depend on the mass m of the particle.
2005 AIPMT 1 question
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Imagine a new planet having the same density as that of earth but it is 3 times bigger than the earth in size. If the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth is $g$ and that on the surface of the new planet is $g'$, then -$g = \dfrac{GM}{R^2}$, and the mass is $M = \dfrac{4}{3}\pi R^3\rho$
$g = \dfrac{G \cdot \frac{4}{3}\pi R^3\rho}{R^2} = \dfrac{4}{3}\pi G\rho R$
So for the same density, $g \propto R$.
The new planet has a radius 3 times that of the earth.
$\dfrac{g'}{g} = \dfrac{3R}{R} = 3$
$\Rightarrow g' = 3g$
2004 AIPMT 1 question
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The density of newly discovered planet is twice that of earth. The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the planet is equal to that at the surface of the earth. If the radius of the earth is R, the radius of the planet would be :-Acceleration due to gravity at the surface: $g = \dfrac{GM}{R^2}$
Mass in terms of density: $M = \dfrac{4}{3}\pi R^3 \rho$
$g = \dfrac{G \cdot \frac{4}{3}\pi R^3\rho}{R^2} = \dfrac{4}{3}\pi G\rho R$
So $g \propto \rho R$
According to the question $g_{planet} = g_{earth}$:
$\dfrac{4}{3}\pi G\rho_{planet}R_{planet} = \dfrac{4}{3}\pi G\rho_{earth}R_{earth}$
With $\rho_{planet} = 2\rho_{earth}$: $2\rho_{earth}R_{planet} = \rho_{earth}R$
$\Rightarrow R_{planet} = \dfrac{R}{2}$
2003 AIPMT 1 question
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The acceleration due to gravity on the planet A is 9 times the acceleration due to gravity on planet B. A man jumps to a height of 2m on the surface of A. What is the height of jump by the same person on the planet B.The man jumps with the same take-off speed u on both planets, so the kinetic energy he gives himself is the same.
At the highest point this kinetic energy becomes potential energy: $\dfrac{1}{2}mu^2 = mgh$, so $gh$ = constant, i.e. $h \propto \dfrac{1}{g}$.
Height of jump on planet B $= \dfrac{g_A}{g_B} \times$ height of jump on planet A
$h_B = 9 \times 2 = 18$ m
So the man jumps 18 m on planet B.
