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Assertion: A person sitting in an artificial satellite revolving around the earth feels weightless. Reason: There is no gravitational force on the satellite.A. If both the assertion and reason are true and reason is a true explantion of the assertion.B. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not true the correct explantion of the assertion.C. If the assertion is true but reason falseD. If both the assertion and reason are false. |
Answer» Correct Answer - C A person feels his weight only when the surface on which he is standing exerts a reactionary force on him. Because the acceleration of the person and that of the satellite revolving round the earth are equal `(=g)`, hence acceleration of the person with respect to the satellite is zero. Therefore person feels weightless on satellite, although the gravitational force is acting on a satellite. |
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