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7.Gravitation
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Write the Kepler law of period (Kepler’s third law) for planetary motion.
Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D
Solution
The square of the time $\left(\mathrm{T}^{2}\right)$ period of revolution of a planet is proportional to the cube $\left(a^{3}\right)$ of the semimajor axis of the ellipse traced out by the planet.
$\mathrm{T}^{2} \propto a^{3}$
$\therefore \mathrm{Q}=\frac{\mathrm{T}^{2}}{a^{3}}$
$a=$ semi major axis in unit of $10^{10} \mathrm{~m}$
$T=$ period of revolution of planet in year $(y)$
$\mathrm{Q}=\frac{\mathrm{T}^{2}}{a^{3}}$, the quotient in unit of $10^{-34} \mathrm{y}^{2} \mathrm{~m}^{-3}$
Planet | $a$ | $T$ | $Q$ |
Mercury | $5.79$ | $0.24$ | $2.95$ |
Venus | $10.8$ | $0.615$ | $3.00$ |
Earth | $15.0$ | $1$ | $2.96$ |
Mars | $22.8$ | $1.88$ | $2.98$ |
Jupiter | $77.8$ | $11.9$ | $3.01$ |
Saturn | $143$ | $29.5$ | $2.98$ |
Uranus | $287$ | $84$ | $2.98$ |
Neptune | $450$ | $165$ | $2.99$ |
Pluto | $590$ | $248$ | $2.99$ |
Standard 11
Physics