Engineering
Physics
Gravitational Acceleration
Keplers Law
Center of Mass
Question

Gravitational acceleration on the surface of a planet is 611 g, where g is the gravitational acceleration on the surface of the earth. The average mass density of the planet is 23  times that of the earth. If the escape speed on the surface of the earth is taken to be 11 kms–1, the escape speed on the surface of the planet in kms–1 will be   

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 VC2V=ρ2R2ρ1R1

 =ρ2R2ρ1R1

 g2g1=(M2M1)(R1R2)2

 ρ2ρ1=(M2M1)(R1R2)3

 g2/g1ρ2/ρ1=(R2R1)

 VC2VC1=(g2g1)(g2g1)/ρ2ρ1

 =g2g1ρ2ρ1=611

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