Physics · Gravitation

JEE Main 2026 — 22 January, Morning Shift — Question 29

The escape velocity from a spherical planet A is 10 km/s\mathrm{km} / \mathrm{s}. The escape velocity from another planet B whose density and radius are 10%10 \% of those of planet A, is ____\_\_\_\_ m/s\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}.

  1. Option A:

    1000

  2. Option B:

    2005200 \sqrt{5}

  3. Option C:

    10010100 \sqrt{10}

    Correct
  4. Option D:

    100021000 \sqrt{2}

Answer: C

Step-by-step solution

Ve=2GMR=2G×ρ×4πR33R⇒Ve∝ρ×R\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{e}}=\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{R}}}=\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{G} \times \rho \times \frac{4 \pi \mathrm{R}^{3}}{3}}{\mathrm{R}}} \Rightarrow \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{e}} \propto \sqrt{\rho} \times \mathrm{R} (Ve)B(Ve)A=ρBρA×RBRA=0.1ρAρA×(0.1RARA)\frac{\left(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{e}}\right)_{\mathrm{B}}}{\left(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{e}}\right)_{\mathrm{A}}}=\sqrt{\frac{\rho_{\mathrm{B}}}{\rho_{\mathrm{A}}}} \times \frac{\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{B}}}{\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{A}}}=\sqrt{\frac{0.1 \rho_{\mathrm{A}}}{\rho_{\mathrm{A}}}} \times\left(\frac{0.1 \mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{A}}}{\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{A}}}\right) (Ve)B(Ve)A=110×110\frac{\left(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{e}}\right)_{\mathrm{B}}}{\left(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{e}}\right)_{\mathrm{A}}}=\frac{1}{10} \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{10}} (Ve)B=10×10001010=10010 m/sec\left(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{e}}\right)_{\mathrm{B}}=\frac{10 \times 1000}{10 \sqrt{10}}=100 \sqrt{10} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation
Topic
Motion of Satellites and Escape Speed