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A satellite is in a circular equatorial orbit of radius $7000\,km$ around the Earth. If it is transferred to a circular orbit of double the radius then its angular momentum will be

A
Increases
B
Decreases
C
Remain unchanged
D
None of these
Solution

$\mathrm{L}^{\prime}=\mathrm{mv}^{\prime} \mathrm{r}^{\prime}=\mathrm{m}(\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{GM}}{2 \mathrm{r}}}) (2r)$
$=\sqrt{2} \mathrm{mvr}=\sqrt{2} \mathrm{L}$
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