Question

A spherical planet has a mass $${M_p}$$ and diameter $${D_p}.$$  A particle of mass $$m$$ falling freely near the surface of this planet will experience an acceleration due to gravity, equal to

A. $$\frac{{4G{M_p}}}{{D_p^2}}$$  
B. $$\frac{{G{M_p}m}}{{D_p^2}}$$
C. $$\frac{{G{M_p}}}{{D_p^2}}$$
D. $$\frac{{4G{M_p}m}}{{D_p^2}}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{{4G{M_p}}}{{D_p^2}}$$
Solution :
Apply Newton's gravitation law. According to Newton's law of gravitation force, $$F = \frac{{GMm}}{{{R^2}}}$$
Force on planet of mass $${M_p}$$ and body of mass $$m$$ is given by
$$\eqalign{ & F = \frac{{G{M_p}m}}{{{{\left( {\frac{{{D_p}}}{2}} \right)}^2}}}\,\,\left[ {{\text{where,}}\,{D_p} = {\text{diameter of planet and }}{R_p} = {\text{radius of planet}} = \frac{{{D_p}}}{2}} \right] \cr & F = \frac{{4G{M_p}m}}{{D_p^2}} \cr} $$
As we know that, $$F = ma$$
So, acceleration due to gravity $$a = \frac{F}{m} = \frac{{4G{M_p}}}{{D_p^2}}$$

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If the radius of the earth were to shrink by one percent, its mass remaining the same, the acceleration due to gravity on the earth’s surface would-

A. Decrease
B. Remain unchanged
C. Increase
D. Be zero
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If $$g$$ is the acceleration due to gravity on the earth’s surface, the gain in the potential energy of an object of mass $$m$$ raised from the surface of the earth to a height equal to the radius $$R$$ of the earth, is-

A. $$\frac{1}{2}\,mgR$$
B. $$2\,mgR$$
C. $$mgR$$
D. $$\frac{1}{4}mgR$$
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If the distance between the earth and the sun were half its present value, the number of days in a year would have been-

A. $$64.5$$
B. $$129$$
C. $$182.5$$
D. $$730$$
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A geo-stationary satellite orbits around the earth in a circular orbit of radius $$36,000 \,km.$$   Then, the time period of a spy satellite orbiting a few hundred km above the earth's surface $$\left( {{R_{earth}} = 6400\,km} \right)$$    will approximately be-

A. $$\frac{1}{2}\,hr$$
B. $$1 \,hr$$
C. $$2 \,hr$$
D. $$4 \,hr$$

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