A spherical planet has a mass Mp and diameter Dp. A particle of mass m falling freely near the surface of this planet will experience an acceleration due to gravity, equal to - VgyanHub

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A spherical planet has a mass M_p and diameter D_p. A particle of mass m falling freely near the surface of this planet will experience an acceleration due to gravity, equal to

Options :

(a) 4GMp/Dp^2
(b) GMpm/Dp^2
(c) GMp/Dp^2
(d) 4GMpm/Dp^2

Answer :

(a) 4GM_p/D_p²

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