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A Person Sitting in a Chair in a Satellite Feels Weightless - Physics

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प्रश्न

A person sitting in a chair in a satellite feels weightless because

विकल्प

  • the earth does not attract the objects in a satellite

  • the normal force by the chair on the person balances the earth's attraction

  • the normal force is zero

  • the person in satellite is not accelerated.

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उत्तर

the normal force is zero

The gravitational pull on the satellite is used up in providing the necessary centripetal force required for its revolution around the earth. This means that there is no net force on the person sitting in a chair in the satellite. So, the normal reaction of the chair on the person is zero and he will feel weightless.

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अध्याय 11: Gravitation - MCQ [पृष्ठ २२५]

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एचसी वर्मा Concepts of Physics Vol. 1 [English] Class 11 and 12
अध्याय 11 Gravitation
MCQ | Q 13 | पृष्ठ २२५

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