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Expression for the escape velocity of a body from the surface of the earth

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Answer:

To find:

Escape VELOCITY of an object from the earth surface .

Concept:

Escape velocity is that velocity with which a particle when projected, goes out of the gravitational PULL of a planet

(i.e. infinity )

And we have to find the minimum velocity to do so.

So on REACHING infinity, both kinetic and Potential energy will be zero.

Calculation:

So we will be applying Conservation Of Mechanical Energy theorem.

Let escape Velocity be v , mass of object be m , mass of Earth be M ,and radius be r.

\therefore \: ke1 + pe1 = ke2 + pe2

=  >  \dfrac{1}{2} m {v}^{2}  + ( -  \dfrac{gmM}{ r } ) = 0 + 0

=  >  \dfrac{1}{2} m {v}^{2}  =   \dfrac{gmM}{r}

=  >  {v}^{2}  =  \dfrac{2gM}{r}

=  > v =  \sqrt{ \dfrac{2gM}{r} }

So from this Equation, we can clearly understand that escape velocity is not DEPENDENT on the mass of the object.

So final answer :

\boxed{ \red{ v  \: esc.=  \sqrt{ \dfrac{2gM}{r} }}}



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