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The angular momentum of a planet of mass moving around the sun in an elliptical orbit is
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
The angular momentum of a planet of mass
M
M
M
moving around the sun in an elliptical orbit is
L
⃗
\vec{L}
L
. The magnitude of the areal velocity of the planet is : (1)
4
L
M
\frac{4L}{M}
M
4
L
(2)
L
M
\frac{L}{M}
M
L
(3)
2
L
M
\frac{2L}{M}
M
2
L
(4)
L
2
M
\frac{L}{2M}
2
M
L
Related theory
Angular Momentum
Planetary Motion & Orbits
Gravitation
Kepler's laws
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
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