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A Comet Orbits the Sun in a Highly Elliptical Orbit. Does the Comet Have a Constant (A) Linear Speed, (B) Angular Speed, (C) Angular Momentum, (D) Kinetic Energy, (E) Potential Energy, (F) Total Energy Throughout Its Orbit? Neglect Any Mass Loss of the Comet When It Comes Very Close to the Sun - Physics

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प्रश्न

A comet orbits the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit. Does the comet have a constant (a) linear speed, (b) angular speed, (c) angular momentum, (d) kinetic energy, (e) potential energy, (f) total energy throughout its orbit? Neglect any mass loss of the comet when it comes very close to the Sun.

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उत्तर १

(a) The linear speed of the comet is variable in accordance with Kepler7s second law. When comet is near the sun, its speed is higher. When the comet is far away from the sun, its speed is very less.

(b) Angular speed also varies slightly.

(c) Comet has constant angular momentum.

(d) Kinetic energy does not remain constant.

(e) Potential energy varies along the path.

(f) Total energy throughout the orbit remains constant.

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उत्तर २

(a) No

(b) No

(c) Yes

(d) No

(e) No

(f) Yes

Angular momentum and total energy at all points of the orbit of a comet moving in a highly elliptical orbit around the Sun are constant. Its linear speed, angular speed, kinetic, and potential energy varies from point to point in the orbit.

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