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Suppose a planet exists having mass and radius both are half of that of the earth. Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of this planet. Take the value of g on the surface of the earth as 9.8 m $s^{- 2}$

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9.8 m

s^{- 2}

15.2 m

s^{- 2}

19.6 m

s^{- 2}

29.4 m

s^{- 2}

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Given that, Gravitation on the surface of the earth, g = 9.8 m

s^{- 2}

Let, Mass of the earth =

M_{E}

and Mass of the planet =

M_{p}

and Radius of earth =

R_{E}

Now, mass of the planet,

M_{p}

\frac{1}{2} M_{E}

Radius of a planet,

R_{p}

\frac{1}{2} R_{E}

⸫

g_{E}

\frac{G M_{E}}{{R_{E}}^{2}}

Then, the value of acceleration due to gravity on the planet,
⸫

g_{p}

\frac{G M_{p}}{({R_{p})}^{2}}

\frac{G (\frac{M_{E}}{2})}{{(\frac{R_{E}}{2})}^{2}}

= 2

(\frac{{GM}_{E}}{{R_{E}}^{2}})

= 2 ×

g_{E}

= 2 × 9.8 = 19.6 m

s^{- 2}

So, the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of this planet is 19.6 m

s^{- 2}

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