A typical neutron star may have a mass equal to that of the Sun but a radius of only 10 km. (a) What is the gravitational acceleration at the surface of such a star? (b) How fast would an object be moving if it fell from rest through a distance of 1.0 m on such a star? (Assume the star does not rotate.)

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A: Let ve be the escape velocity of the projectile, v be the actual speed of the projectile, v’ be the…

Q: A typical neutron star may have a mass equal to that of the Sun but a radius of only 19 km. (a) What…

A: radius = 19 km mass of neutron star = mass of sun mass of neutron star = 1.99×1030 kg

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A: Given data: Radius of Pluto (r) = 1.15x106 m Mass of Pluto (m) = 1.2x1022 kg Need to determine the…

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Q: A comet is in an elliptical orbit around the Sun. Its closest approach to the Sun is a distance of…

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A: Gravitational acceleration on lo is,

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A: The radius of the orbit is the sum of the radius of earth and the height of the satellite. r = R + h…

Q: A typical neutron star may have a mass equal to that of the Sun (m = 1.99x1030kg) but a radius of…

A: Given: The mass of sun is m=1.99 x1030 kg. The radius is R=10 km. The distance of object on star is…

Q: Europa orbits Jupiter at a distance of 6.7 x 108 m from Jupiter's cloudtops (the surface of the…

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Q: (a) Evaluate the gravitational potential energy (in J) between two 4.00 kg spherical steel balls…

A: The data given is as follows: 1. Mass of the two spherical balls, m1=m2=4 kg 2. Center to center…

Q: n asteroid has a radius of about 7.5 km. Assuming that the density of the asteroid is the same as…

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Q: A satellite m = 500 kg orbits the earth at a distance d = 190 km, above the surface of the planet.…

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Q: Consider an object that is in an elliptical orbit with semimajor axis a = 7.9×106 m about a planet…

A: Relation b/w the apogee ( furthest ) and perigee (closest) point with Semimajor axis(a) are as:…

Q: A satellite m = 500 kg orbits the earth at a distance d = 213 km, above the surface of the planet.…

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Q: A planet has a radius of 4.00 x 10^6 m, and rotates so rapidly that an object on the equator feels…

A: Given  R=4.00 x 106  W = mg10

Q: A body is moving in a low circular orbit about a planet of mass M and radius R. The radius of the…

A: In the lower circular orbit a body is moving having mass M and radius R R is taken to be radius of…

Q: What is the escape speed on a spherical asteroid whose radius is 274 km and whose gravitational…

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Q: (a) Evaluate the gravitational potential energy (in J) between two 6.00 kg spherical steel balls…

A: Answer:-  (a)  Mass of a ball(m1) = 6.00 kg  Mass of second ball(m2) = 6.00kg  The initial center to…

Q: What is the escape speed from a planet of mass M = 3.1 x 1023 kg and radius R = 2.6 x 106 m? Write…

A: Given data:  Mass of planet (M) = 3.1×1023 kg Radius (R) = 2.6×106 m Universal Gravitational…

Q: (a) What is the escape speed on a spherical asteroid whose radius is 803 km and whose gravitational…

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Q: (a) Evaluate the gravitational potential energy (in J) between two 4.00 kg spherical steel balls…

A: (a) Given: The mass of the shell is 4.00 kg. The distance between the centers is 19.0 cm.

Q: a) If the legendary apple of Newton could be released from rest at a height of 4.2 m from the…

A: (a) Using conservation of energy,

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A: The escape velocity of earth, ve=2GMr the escape velocity of the exotic planet,…

Q: Ex. 13 The mean radius of earth is 6400 km. The acceleration due to gravity at its surface is 9.8…

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Q: An object on a certain planet has an escape speed of V. If another planet has twice the radius and…

A: The escape velocity of the planet can be expressed as V=2GMr

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Q: An object of mass m is launched from a planet of mass M and radius R. a)Derive and enter an…

A: Let object be thrown with velocity VeTo reach (Just) r=∞ , when object reaches , V'=0Apply…

Q: One of your summer lunar space camp activities is to launch a 1130 kg rocket from the surface of the…

A: Mass of object is The altitude is Mass of moon is Radius of moon is Note:Universal gravitational…

Central Force

Central force is the force that acts along the center of mass of one body to the center of mass of another body. Its direction from or away from a point on a body to another is called the center of the force. Such forces include gravitational force between two massive objects or electrostatic forces between two charged particles. So from atoms to planets, the central forces play an important role in shaping our daily lives. One of the remarkable features of central forces is that they are conservative, i.e. the total energy of a central force system can always be expressed as a gradient of a potential energy function.