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The escape velocity from the earth is about 11km /s. The escape velocity from a planet having twice the radius and the same mean density as the earth, is : |
10.5 km/s 22 km/s 47 km/s None of these |
22 km/s |
\(\text{Escape velocity : } v_e = \sqrt{\frac{2Gm}{R}}\) \(v_e = \sqrt{\frac{8}{3}\pi \rho G R^2}\) \(v_e \propto R \) if : \(\rho = constant\). Since, the planet has double the radius in comparison to earth therefore, the escape velocity becomes twice i.e. 22 km/s. |