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Two satellites A and B are revolving around the earth with the same angular speed .If they are at heights of 300 km and 500 km respectively . Then the cenctripetal acceleration will be

A

More for A

B

More forB

C

the same for both

D

decided by their masses

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B
`a_(c ) = r omega_(2) therefore a_(c) prop r therefore r_(2) gt r _(1) therefore A_(B ) gt a_(A )`
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