AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2000

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    Knowing that the mass of die moon is 1/81 limes that of earth and its radius is 1/4 the radius of earth. It the escape velocity at the surface of the earth is 11.2 km/s, then the value of escape velocity at the surface of the moon is:

    A) 2.5 km/s              

    B)        0.14 km/s           

    C)        5 km/s                 

    D)        8 km/s

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    At a certain velocity of projection the body will go out of the gravitational field of the earth and will never return to earth. This initial velocity is called escape velocity \[\frac{1}{F}=\frac{1}{{{f}_{1}}}+\frac{1}{{{f}_{2}}}\]                     ?..(1) where \[{{f}_{1}}=40cm,{{f}_{2}}=-25cm\] is mass of earth, \[=\frac{100}{F}=-\frac{300}{200}=-1.5D\] is radius and G is gravitational constant. At moon, \[\propto \] Given,  \[\propto \] \[H={{i}^{2}}Rt\]   \[\Rightarrow \]            ?.(2) Dividing Eq. (1) by Eq. (2), we get   \[\propto \] \[\frac{1}{R}=\frac{1}{R}+\frac{1}{R}=\frac{2}{R}\]  \[H\propto \frac{R}{2}\] \[R=R+R=2R\]       \[\mu \propto 2R\]       Note: As moon has very less escape velocity, so that root mean square velocity of gas molecules at moon is greater than their escape velocity and hence, they escape moons gravitational field.       Hence, moon has no atmosphere,


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