JEE Main & Advanced Physics Gravitation / गुरुत्वाकर्षण Question Bank Critical Thinking

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    The magnitudes of the gravitational force at distances \[{{r}_{1}}\] and \[{{r}_{2}}\] from the centre of a uniform sphere of radius R and mass M are \[{{F}_{1}}\] and \[{{F}_{2}}\] respectively. Then      [IIT 1994]

    A)             \[\frac{{{F}_{1}}}{{{F}_{2}}}=\frac{{{r}_{1}}}{{{r}_{2}}}\] if \[{{r}_{1}}<R\] and  \[{{r}_{2}}<R\]

    B)             \[\frac{{{F}_{1}}}{{{F}_{2}}}=\frac{r_{1}^{2}}{r_{2}^{2}}\] if \[{{r}_{1}}>R\] and  \[{{r}_{2}}>R\]

    C)             \[\frac{{{F}_{1}}}{{{F}_{2}}}=\frac{{{r}_{1}}}{{{r}_{2}}}\] if \[{{r}_{1}}>R\] and  \[{{r}_{2}}>R\]

    D)             \[\frac{{{F}_{1}}}{{{F}_{2}}}=\frac{r_{2}^{2}}{r_{1}^{2}}\] if \[{{r}_{1}}<R\] and  \[{{r}_{2}}<R\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

         \[g=\frac{4}{3}\pi \rho Gr\] \ \[g\propto r\] if \[r<R\]             \[g=\frac{GM}{{{r}^{2}}}\]        \ \[g\propto \frac{1}{{{r}^{2}}}\]    if \[r>R\] If \[{{r}_{1}}<R\] and \[{{r}_{2}}<R\] then\[\frac{{{F}_{1}}}{{{F}_{2}}}=\frac{{{g}_{1}}}{{{g}_{2}}}=\frac{{{r}_{1}}}{{{r}_{2}}}\]             If \[{{r}_{1}}>R\] and \[{{r}_{2}}>R\] then\[\frac{{{F}_{1}}}{{{F}_{2}}}=\frac{{{g}_{1}}}{{{g}_{2}}}={{\left( \frac{{{r}_{2}}}{{{r}_{1}}} \right)}^{2}}\]


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