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PhysicsGravitationEnergy & PotentialEasy2 minPYQ_2020

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The escape velocity from the earth is about $11 k m s^{- 1}$ . The escape velocity from a planet having twice the radius and the same mean density as the earth is

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$v = \sqrt{\frac{2 GM}{R}} = \sqrt{2 G \frac{4}{3} {πR}^{2} d}$

$v \propto R \sqrt{d}$

$v = 2 v_{0}$

Subject:PhysicsTopic:GravitationSubtopic:Energy & Potential

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