Home
Class 11
PHYSICS
A body of mass M is divided into two par...

A body of mass M is divided into two parts -one of mass m and another of mass (M-m) . The two pieces are kept at a distance . What should be the value of the ratio `m/M`, so that the gravitational force of attraction between the two piece will be the maximum ?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
`1:2`
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • NEWTONIAN GRAVITATION AND PLANETARY MOTION

    CHHAYA PUBLICATION|Exercise ENTRANCE CORNER (Assertion -reason type)|5 Videos

  • NEWTONIAN GRAVITATION AND PLANETARY MOTION

    CHHAYA PUBLICATION|Exercise ENTRANCE CORNER (Multiple correct answers type)|4 Videos

  • NEWTONIAN GRAVITATION AND PLANETARY MOTION

    CHHAYA PUBLICATION|Exercise PROBLEM SET -II|29 Videos

  • NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION

    CHHAYA PUBLICATION|Exercise CBSE SCANNER|24 Videos

  • ONE - DIMENSIONAL MOTION

    CHHAYA PUBLICATION|Exercise CBSE SCANNER|19 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A body of mass m is divided into two parts. The mass of one part is xm and that of the other part is (1-x) m. For a definite distance of separation between them, if the gravitational force of attraction has to be the maximum, the value of x should be

Two piece of iron are kept at a distance of 20 cm. The mass of each of the piece is 100 kg. What is the gravitational force acting between them ? Given , g=6.67xx10^(-11) N*m^2*kg^(-2) .

An explosive of mass 9 kg is divided in two parts. One part of mass 3 kg moves with velocity of 16 m/s. The kinetic energy of other part will be

Two small but heavy spheres of mass M each are kept at a distance r on a horizontal plane. The magnitude of the gravitational potential at the mid-point of the line joining the centres of the two spheres will be

A mass M is broken into two parts of masses m_1 and m_2 . How are m_1 and m_2 related so that force of gravitational attraction between the two parts is maximum ?

A mass M is broken in to two parts m and (M-m).How is m related to M so that the gravtational force between two parts is maximum?

A mass M at rest is broken into two pieces having masses m and (M-m). The two masses are then separated by a distance r. The gravitational force between them will be the maximum when the ratio of the masses [m: (M-m)] of the two parts is