Question:

Given mass of the moon is 1/81 of the mass of the earth and corresponding radius is 1/4 of the earth. If escape velocity on the earth surface is 11.2 km/s, the value of same on the surface of the moon is

Options :

  • (a) 0.14 km/s
  • (b) 0.5 km/s
  • (c) 2.5 km/s
  • (d) 5 km/s

Answer :

(c) 2.5 km/s

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