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Find the work per unit mass needed to move an object from a distance of to from…
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
Find the work per unit mass needed to move an object from a distance of
8000
km
8000\,\text{km}
8000
km
to
12
000
km
12\,000\,\text{km}
12
000
km
from Earth’s centre. Use
M
E
=
6.0
×
10
24
kg
M_E = 6.0\times10^{24}\,\text{kg}
M
E
=
6.0
×
1
0
24
kg
and
G
=
6.67
×
10
−
11
N m
2
kg
−
2
G = 6.67\times10^{-11}\,\text{N m}^2\text{kg}^{-2}
G
=
6.67
×
1
0
−
11
N m
2
kg
−
2
.
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