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Identify the correct relation between the escape speed and the orbital speed of a…
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
Identify the correct relation between the escape speed
v
e
v_e
v
e
and the orbital speed
v
o
v_o
v
o
of a satellite moving very close to the Earth’s surface. (a)
v
e
=
2
v
o
v_e = 2v_o
v
e
=
2
v
o
(b)
v
e
=
v
o
v_e = v_o
v
e
=
v
o
(c)
v
e
=
2
v
o
v_e = \sqrt{2}\,v_o
v
e
=
2
v
o
(d)
v
e
=
v
o
2
v_e = \dfrac{v_o}{\sqrt{2}}
v
e
=
2
v
o
Related theory
Satellites & Orbital Motion
Gravitation
Escape Velocity
Escape speed
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