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PhysicsGravitationKepler's LawEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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Two satellites of massesMand9Mare orbiting a planet in a circular orbit of radiusr. Their frequency of revolution will be in the ratio of

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Answer:
C
Solution:

Using Kepler's IIIrdlaw of planetary motion,

T=2πr3GMorT2∝r3

Frequency,f=1T=12πGMr3

Frequency is independent of the mass of the satellite.

Hence, required ratio =1:1

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:PhysicsTopic:GravitationSubtopic:Kepler's Law
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