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The orbital angular momentum of a satellite revolving at a distance r from the centre is L. If the distance is increased to 16r, then the new angular momentum will be 

a
16 L
b
64 L
c
L4
d
4 L

detailed solution

Correct option is D

L=mvr=mGMr r=mGMr   ∴   L∝r

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