Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Gravitation

Question:

Two satellites are orbiting around the earth in circular orbits of same radius. One of them is 10 times greater in mass than the other. Their period of revolutions are in the ratio:

Options:

100 : 1

1 : 100

10 : 1

1 : 1

Correct Answer:

1 : 1

Explanation:

$T_2 \propto r^3 \quad \Rightarrow \quad \frac{T_1^2}{T_2^2}=\frac{r_1^3}{r_2^3}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{T_1^2}{T_2^2}=\left(\frac{r_1}{r_2}\right)^3=1\left(∵ r_1=r_2\right)$