Question #194716

You find yourself on a planet (Radius = 2.33 x 107m where a 2.00 kg mass has a weight of 32.0 N. What is the escape velocity from this planet ? 


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Expert's answer
2021-05-18T19:46:55-0400

Given:

g(on this planet)= 16 m/s2

R = 2.33 x 107

and we have G = 6.67 × 10-11 Newtons kg-2 m2 as universal constant,


As we know the value of g on earth is given by

g=GMR2g={GM \over R^2}

and value of escape velocity on earth is given by


Vs=2GMRV_s =\sqrt{2GM\over R}

from both above equation we get

Vs=2gRV_s =\sqrt{2gR}

now in this putting the given values of g and R of other planet we get,

Vs=2(16)(2.33×107)V_s =\sqrt{2(16)(2.33\times10^7)}

Vs=2.73×104V_s=2.73\times10^4 m/s ...............answer

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