JEE MAIN - Physics (2024 - 31st January Evening Shift - No. 19)

The mass of the moon is $$\frac{1}{144}$$ times the mass of a planet and its diameter is $$\frac{1}{16}$$ times the diameter of a planet. If the escape velocity on the planet is $$v$$, the escape velocity on the moon will be :
$$\frac{\mathrm{v}}{4}$$
$$\frac{\mathrm{v}}{6}$$
$$\frac{\mathrm{V}}{12}$$
$$\frac{\mathrm{v}}{3}$$

Explanation

$$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{V}_{\text {escape }}=\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{R}}} \\ & \mathrm{V}_{\text {planet }}=\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{R}}}=\mathrm{V} \\ & \mathrm{V}_{\text {Moon }}=\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{GM} \times 16}{144 \mathrm{R}}}=\frac{1}{3} \sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{R}}} \\ & \mathrm{V}_{\text {Moon }}=\frac{\mathrm{V}_{\text {Planet }}}{3}=\frac{\mathrm{V}}{3} \end{aligned}$$

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