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Gravitation
Escape Speed
4 questions from 4 papers, each with its answer.
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- Escape speed
- Escape speed inversely proportional to root R
- Escape velocity
- escape velocity and planet radius
All Questions
2026 Re-NEET 1 question
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Two planets $P_1$ and $P_2$ with equal mass have radii $R_1$ and $R_2$, respectively, where $R_2=\frac{R_1}{2}$. The escape speeds of $P_1$ and $P_2$ are $v_1$ and $v_2$, respectively. Then $\frac{v_2}{v_1}$ is:$v_{es}=\sqrt{\frac{2GM}{R}}$. With equal masses, $\frac{v_2}{v_1}=\sqrt{\frac{R_1}{R_2}}=\sqrt{2}$.
2021 1 question
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The escape velocity from the Earth's surface is $v$. The escape velocity from the surface of another planet having a radius, four times that of Earth and same mass density is:$v_e = \sqrt{\frac{2GM}{R}} = \sqrt{\frac{2G}{R} \times \frac{4}{3}\pi R^3\rho} = \sqrt{\frac{8\pi G\rho}{3}}R$ For the same density, $v_e \propto R$ $\frac{v_e'}{v} = \frac{4R}{R} \Rightarrow v_e' = 4v$
2011 AIPMT-MAINS 1 question
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A particle of mass m is thrown upwards from the surface of the earth, with a velocity u. The mass and the radius of the earth are, respectively, M and R. G is gravitational constant and g is acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth. The minimum value of u so that the particle does not return back to earth isThe particle does not return if it can just reach infinity, where both its kinetic and potential energies are zero. The minimum u is the escape velocity.
Conservation of energy: $\frac{1}{2}mu^2 - \frac{GMm}{R} = 0$
$u^2 = \frac{2GM}{R}$
$u = \sqrt{\frac{2GM}{R}}$
(Using $g = \frac{GM}{R^2}$ this is also $\sqrt{2gR}$.)
2000 AIPMT 1 question
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For a planet having mass equal to mass of the earth but radius one fourth of radius of the earth, then escape velocity for this planet will beEscape velocity: $v_{es} = \sqrt{\dfrac{2GM}{R}}$; for the earth, $v_{es} = 11.2$ km/s.
For the planet, $M' = M_e$ and $R' = \dfrac{R_e}{4}$:
$v'_{es} = \sqrt{\dfrac{2GM_e \times 4}{R_e}} = 2\sqrt{\dfrac{2GM_e}{R_e}}$
$v'_{es} = 2 \times 11.2 = 22.4$ km/s
