Q.
The magnitudes of gravitational field at distances r1 and r2 from the centre of a uniform sphere of radius R and mass M are F1 and F2, respectively. Then
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a
F1/F2=r1/r2 if r1
b
F1/F2=r22/r12 if r1>R and r2>R
c
all the above
d
none of the above
answer is C.
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Detailed Solution
We consider the following two cases(i) When r1 > R and r2 > R i.e., the points are outside the sphere. In this case, the gravitational field is given by GM /r2.SoF1=GMr12 and F2=GMI22or F1F2=r22r12 i.e., option (b) is correct(ii) When r1 <.R i.e .,the points are inside the sphere. In this caseGravitational field =GM1r2where M1, is the mass of the body within the sphere of radius r.∴ M1=43πr3ρ where p is the densityF1=G43πr13ρ/r12and F2=G43πr23ρ/r22or F1F2=r1r2 4,i.e option (a) is correct.
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