Two satellites A and B move round the earth in the same orbit. The mass of A is twice the mass of B . The…

Two satellites A and B move round the earth in the same orbit. The mass of A is twice the mass of B. The quantity which is same for the two satellites will be
  1. Speed
  2. Kinetic energy
  3. Total energy
  4. Potential energy

Solution

The formula to calculate the speed of a satellite while revolving around the Earth is given by

v=GMeR   ...1

where, v is the speed, G is the Gravitational constant, Me is the mass of the Earth, R is the radius of the orbit.

As can be seen from the equation, speed is independent of mass of satellite.

Hence, the speed of the satellites will be the same.

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (12 Apr Shift 1)

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