JEE MAIN - Physics (2018 (Offline) - No. 15)

A particle is moving with a uniform speed in a circular orbit of radius R in a central force inversely proportional to the nth power of R. If the period of rotation of the particle is T, then :
T $$ \propto $$ Rn/2
T $$ \propto $$ R3/2 for any n
T $$ \propto $$ Rn/2 +1
T $$ \propto $$ R(n+1)/2

Explanation

We know, Central force in circular motion, F = $$m{\omega ^2}R$$

According to the question,

$$F \propto {1 \over {{R^n}}}$$

$$\therefore$$ $$m{\omega ^2}R$$ $$ \propto {1 \over {{R^n}}}$$

$$ \Rightarrow m{\omega ^2}R = {k \over {{R^n}}}$$

$$ \Rightarrow {\omega ^2} = {k \over {m{R^{n + 1}}}}$$

$$\therefore$$ $$\omega \propto {1 \over {{R^{{{n + 1} \over 2}}}}}$$ .......(1)

And we know, $$T = {{2\pi } \over \omega }$$

$$\therefore$$ $$T \propto {1 \over \omega }$$ ...... (2)

From (1) and (2) we can conclude that,

$$T \propto {R^{{{n + 1} \over 2}}}$$

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