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If suddenly the gravitational force of attraction between Earth and a satellite revolving around it becomes zero, then the condition of the satellite.?

If suddenly the gravitational force of attraction between Earth and a satellite revolving around it becomes zero, then the condition of the satellite.?

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Arun
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5 years ago
When the gravitational force becomes zero that means the centripetal force required cannot be provided therefore the satellite will tend to move tangential to the original orbit  with the same velocity (that the satellite had at the instant before the gravitation force become 0).

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