Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
Infinite number of bodies, each of mass ...

Infinite number of bodies, each of mass 2kg are situated on X-axis at distance `1m,2m,4m,8m,` respectively from the origin, What is the resulting gravitational potential due to this system at the origin ?

A

`-8G`

B

`-3Gm`

C

`-4Gm`

D

`-2Gm`

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
D
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • GRAVITATION

    RESONANCE ENGLISH|Exercise EXERCISE-1 PART-3|2 Videos

  • GRAVITATION

    RESONANCE ENGLISH|Exercise EXERCISE-2 PART-1|15 Videos

  • GRAVITATION

    RESONANCE ENGLISH|Exercise EXERCISE-1 PART-1|9 Videos

  • GEOMATRICAL OPTICS

    RESONANCE ENGLISH|Exercise Advance level Problems|35 Videos

  • NUCLEAR PHYSICS

    RESONANCE ENGLISH|Exercise Advanced level solutions|16 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Infinite number of bodies, each of mass 2kg , are situated on x -axis at distance 1m,2m,4m,8m......... respectively, from the origin. The resulting gravitational potential due to this system at the origin will be

Infinite number of bodies, each of mass 2kg , are situated on x -axis at distance 1m,2m,4m,8m......... respectively, from the origin. The resulting gravitational potential the to this system at the origing will be

An infinite number of particles each of mass m are placed on the positive X-axis of 1m, 2m, 4m, 8m,... from the origin. Find the magnitude of the resultant gravitational force on mass m kept at the origin.

Infinite number of masses, each of mass 3 kg are placed along the y-axis at y = 1 m, 3 m, 9 m 27 m ... The magnitude of resultant gravitational potential in terms of gravitatinal constant at the origin (y = 0) is

Infinite number of masses, each of 1 kg , are placed along the x-axis at x = +- 1m, +- 2m, +-4m, +- 8m, +- 16m .. The gravitational of the resultant gravitational potential in term of gravitaitonal constant G at the origin (x = 0) is

An infinite number of charges each q are placed in the x-axis at distances of 1, 2, 4, 8, ………meter from the origin. If the charges are alternately positive and negative find the intensity of electric field at origin.

Masses of 1 kg each are placed 1 m, 2 m, 4 m, 8 m , ... from a point P . The gravitational field intensity at P due to these masses is

Consider an infinite distribution of point masses (each of mass m) placed on x-axis as shown in the diagram. What is the gravitational force acting on the point mass placed at the origin ?

Two bodies of masses m and M are placed at distance d apart. The gravitational potential (V) at the position where the gravitational field due to them is zero V is

Two spheres each of mass 104 kg are separated by a distance of 100 m. What will be the gravitationel potential energy of the system?

RESONANCE ENGLISH-GRAVITATION-EXERCISE-1 PART-2
  1. Two blocks of masses m each are hung from a balances as shown in the f...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Three particales P,Q and R are placedd as per given Masses of P,Q and ...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Three particle each of mass m, are located at the vertices of an equil...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Let gravitation field in a space be given as E = - (k//r) If the refer...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Gravitational field intensity at the centre of the semi circle formed ...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Infinite number of bodies, each of mass 2kg are situated on X-axis at ...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Two concentric shells of uniform density of mass M(1) and M(2) are sit...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Figure show a hemispherical shell having uniform mass density The dire...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Mass M is uniformly distributed only on curved surface of a thin hemis...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. A body starts from rest from a point distant r(0) from the centre of t...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Three equal masses each of mass 'm' are placed at the three-corner of ...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Three equal masses each of mass 'm' are placed at the three-corner of ...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Three identical particles each of mass M are placed at the corners of ...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Three equal masses each of mass 'm' are placed at the three-corner of ...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. A satellite is revolving round the earth in circular orbit

    Text Solution

    |

  16. An artificial satellite of the earth releases a packet. If air resista...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Figure shows the variation of energy E with the orbit radius r of a sa...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. A planet of mass m moves around the sun of mass M in an elliptical orb...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. The escape velocity from the earth is 11.2km//s. If a body is to be pr...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. If accleration due to gravity on the surface of earth is 10ms^(-2) and...

    Text Solution

    |