7.Gravitation
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If the value of g at the surface of the earth is $9.8$ $m/{\sec ^2}$, then the value of g at a place $480\, km$ above the surface of the earth will be .......... $m/{\sec ^2}$. (Radius of the earth is $6400\, km$)   

A

$8.4$

B

$9.8$

C

$7.2$

D

$4.2$

Solution

(a) The value of $g$ on the surface of the earth $g \propto \frac{1}{{{R^2}}}$

At height $h$ from the surface of the earth $g' \propto \frac{1}{{{{(R + h)}^2}}}$

$\therefore \,\,\,g' = g\frac{{{R^2}}}{{{{(R + h)}^2}}} = \frac{{9.8 \times {{(6400)}^2}}}{{{{(6400 + 480)}^2}}} = 8.4\,\,m/{s^2}$

Standard 11
Physics

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