A particle is kept at rest at a distance $'R'$ from the surface of earth (of radius $R$). The minimum speed with which it should be projected so that it does not return is
$\sqrt {\frac{{GM}}{{4R}}} $
$\sqrt {\frac{{GM}}{{2R}}} $
$\sqrt {\frac{{GM}}{{R}}} $
$\sqrt {\frac{{2GM}}{{R}}} $
If the acceleration due to gravity at earth is $'g'$ and mass of earth is $80$ times that of moon and radius of earth is $4$ times that of moon, the value of acceleration due to gravity at the surface of moon will be
If the change in the value of ' $g$ ' at a height ' $h$ ' above the surface of the earth is same as at a depth $x$ below it, then ( $x$ and $h$ being much smaller than the radius of the earth)
Assume that a tunnel is dug through earth from North pole to south pole and that the earth is a non-rotating, uniform sphere of density $\rho $. The gravitational force on a particle of mass $m$ dropped into the tunnel when it reaches a distance $r$ from the centre of earth is
Which graph correctly presents the variation of acceleration due to gravity with the distance from the centre of the earth (radius of the earth $= R_E$ )?
Two spherical bodies of mass $M$ and $5M$ and radii $R$ and $2R$ respectively are released in free space with initial separation between their centres equal to $12\,R$. If they attract each other due to gravitational force only, then the distance covered by the smaller body just before collision is