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The time period of a satellite of earth is 90 minutes. If the separation between the earth and the satellite is quadrupled, the new time period will be _____________(a) 90 minutes(b) 180 minutes(c) 560 minutes(d) 720 minutesI got this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.My doubt stems from Gravitation topic in chapter Gravitation of Physics – Class 11

Answer» RIGHT choice is (d) 720 MINUTES

Explanation: The TIME PERIOD is DIRECTLY proportional to the radius of orbit raised to the power of 1.5.

If the radius is quadrupled, the time period increases by 8 times.

Hence, the new time period = 90 x 8 = 720 minutes.


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