During motion of a planet from perihelion to aphelion, the work done by gravitational force of sun on it is :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2

As per Kepler's of law of areas
vA < vP
where,
vA = speed of planet at aphelion
vP = speed of planet at perihelion
Now, apply work-energy theorem on planet,
Wext = ΔKE
Considering motion of planet from perihelion to aphelion
⇒Wsun = 12mv2A−12mv2P
∵ vA < vP
∴ Wsun → negative