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The escape velocity of a body depends upon mass as (a) m 0 (b) m 1 (c) m 2 (d) m 3

The escape velocity of a body depends upon mass as
(a) m0
(b) m1
(c) m2
(d) m3

Grade:6

1 Answers

Deepak Patra
askIITians Faculty 471 Points
9 years ago
(a) Escape velocity, ve = v2gR = v2GM/R ? Ve ? m0 Where M R are the mass and radius of the planet respectively. In this expression the mass of the body (m) is not present showing that the escape velocity is independent of the mass.

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