Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary EducationHSC Science Class 11th

A planet moving along an elliptical orbit is closest to the Sun at distance r1 and farthest away at a distance of r2. If v1 and v2 - Physics

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MCQ

A planet moving along an elliptical orbit is closest to the Sun at distance r1 and farthest away at a distance of r2. If v1 and v2 are linear speeds at these points respectively. Then the ratio `"v"_1/"v"_2` is

Options

  • `"r"_2/"r"_1`

  • `("r"_2/"r"_1)^2`

  • `"r"_1/"r"_2`

  • `("r"_1/"r"_2)^2`

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Solution

`"r"_2/"r"_1`

Concept: Gravitational Field and Gravitational Potential
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Chapter 6: Gravitation - Evaluation [Page 42]

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