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Grade 11Mechanics

If Ve is the escape velocity for earth when a projectile is fired from the surface of earth. Then the escape velocity if the same projectile is fired from its centre is

a) root[3/2]Ve

b) 3/2Ve

c) root[2/3]Ve

d) 2/3Ve

Profile image of Arnab Mandal
14 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Swapnil Saxena
14 Years ago

The gravitational potential energy of a particle at the center of the earth is -(3/2)(GMm/R)

And that at the surface is (GMm/R)

Since Ve=(2* Gravitational Potential )1/2. Then at Surface it is (2*GM/R)1/2

At the Center it is  (2*3/2*GM/R)1/2=(3*GM/R)1/2

Then The ratios of the Escape velocity is Ve1 (at Center)/Ve (at Surface) =(3/2)1/2

So the Correct Option is  (A)