If suddenly the gravitational force of attraction between Earth and a stellite revolving around it becomes zero, then the stellite will

Options

A. Continue to move in its orbit with same velocity
B. move tangentially to the original orbit with the same velocity
C. becomes stationary in its orbit
D. move towards the earth

Answer

3

Explanation

Since the centripetal force will disappear hence the satellite will move tangentially to the original orbit with speed `V`.