9th Class Science Gravitation and Floatation Question Bank Gravitation Formative Objective Problems

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    What will be the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of moon if its radius is\[{}^{1}/{}_{4}\]th the radius of the earth and its mass is\[{}^{1}/{}_{80}\]th the mass of earth?

    A)  \[\frac{g}{2}\]                                                  

    B)  \[\frac{g}{3}\]   

    C)  \[\frac{g}{7}\]                                                  

    D)  \[\frac{g}{5}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

       We know, \[g=\frac{G{{M}_{e}}}{{{R}_{e}}2}and\,\,g'=\frac{G{{M}_{m}}}{{{R}_{m}}2}\] \[\frac{g}{g}=\frac{{{M}_{m}}}{{{M}_{e}}}{{\left( \frac{{{R}_{e}}}{{{R}_{m}}} \right)}^{2}}=\frac{1}{80}\times {{\left( \frac{4}{1} \right)}^{2}}=\frac{1}{5}\] \[\Rightarrow g'=g/5\]


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