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The acceleration of a body due to the force exerted by earth on it is known as acceleration due to gravity. Show graphically the variation of gravitational field strength with distance from the centre of the earth outwards.

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MAXIMUM PUBLICATION-GRAVITATION-EXERCISE
  1. Imagine a point mass 'm' maintained at the centre of a shell of unifor...

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  4. The value of acceleration due to gravity is maximum at the ………….. (1)...

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  5. Find the height at which 'g' is reduced to g/2.

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  6. A rat and a horse are to be projected from earth into space. State whe...

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  7. Now a days we are familiar with satellites. Name any two satellites.

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  8. Now a days we are familiar with satellites. Differentiate escape veloc...

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  9. Now a days we are familiar with satellites. For an earth satellite sho...

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  10. The escape speed for an object from the earth is 11.2 km/s. What is me...

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  11. The escape speed for an object from the earth is 11.2 km/s. Arrive at ...

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  12. The escape speed for an object from the earth is 11.2 km/s. Arrive at ...

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  13. The escape speed for an object from the earth is 11.2 km/s. The earth ...

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  14. What is acceleration due to gravity?

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  15. The uniform acceleration produced in a freely falling body due to grav...

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  16. The acceleration due to gravity (g) on the surface of the the earth is...

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  17. For a particle to leave from the earth's field, it should be projected...

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  18. For a particle to leave from earth's gravitation field it should be pr...

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  19. For a particle to leave from the earth's field, it should be projected...

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  20. For a particle to leave from the earth's field, it should be projected...

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