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Question
Answer the following question in detail.
Define escape speed.
Definition
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Solution
The minimum velocity with which a body should be thrown vertically upwards from the surface of the Earth so that it escapes the Earth’s gravitational field is called the escape velocity (ve) of the body.
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Chapter 5: Gravitation - Exercises [Page 98]
