If an artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the earth with a speed equal to half the magnitude of the escape velocity from the earth, the height of the satellite above the surface of the earth is
$2R$
$\frac {R}{2}$
$R$
$\frac {R}{4}$
If the gravitational acceleration at surface of Earth is $g$, then increase in potential energy in lifting an object of mass $m$ to a height equal to half of radius of earth from surface will be
Two stars of masses $m_1$ and $m_2$ are parts of a binary star system. The radii of their orbits are $r_1$ and $r_2$ respectively, measured from the centre of mass of the system. The magnitude of gravitational force $m_1$ exerts on $m_2$ is
In order to shift a body of mass $m$ from a circular orbit of radius $3R$ to a higher radius $5R$ around the earth, the work done is
The rotation of the earth having $R$ radius about its axis speeds up to a value such that a man at latitude angle $60^o$ feels weightlessness. The duration of the day in such a case is.
Two particles of equal mass $'m'$ go around a circle of radius $R$ under the action of their mutual gravitational attraction. The speed of each particle with respect to their centre of mass is