JEE Syllabus
Newton’s Law of gravitation
Gravitational Field and Intensity
Variation of Acceleration Due to Gravity (g)
Solved Problems
Subjective
Objective
Exercise -1
Gravitational Potential Energy
Gravitational Potential
Binding Energy
Escape Velocity
Solved Problems
Subjective
Objective
Exercise -2
Motion of Planets
Motion of Satellites
Kepler’s Second Law
Solved Problems
Subjective
Objective
Exercise -3
Answers to Exercise
Concepts and formula a glance
Assignments
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Section-II
Answers to AssignmentsJEE Syllabus
Newton’s Law of gravitation
Gravitational Field and Intensity
Variation of Acceleration Due to Gravity (g)
Solved Problems
Subjective
Objective
Exercise -1
Gravitational Potential Energy
Gravitational Potential
Binding Energy
Escape Velocity
Solved Problems
Subjective
Objective
Exercise -2
Motion of Planets
Motion of Satellites
Kepler’s Second Law
Solved Problems
Subjective
Objective
Exercise -3
Answers to Exercise
Concepts and formula a glance
Assignments
Section-|
Section-II
Answers to AssignmentsGRAVITATION
Syllabus ERASE REA =
Universal law of gravitation, Gravitational field,
Gravitational potential energy and Gravitational potential,
Acceleration due to gravity, Motion of planets and
Satellites in circular orbit.
SENSES
Newton's Law of Gravitation states that “Every particle in the universe attracts every other particle with a
{force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of
the distance between them’,
Consider two bodies A and B of masses m, and ms, ma me
attracting each other with forces Fx, (force on A due to B) ae, a8
‘and Faq (force on B due to A), respectively.
Then, Fa =~ Fan
and
Fas =|Fas| = magnitude of the attractive force
=¢ Mame
=o Mame
&
where d is the distance between them. G is a universal constant known as Universal Gravitational
Constant. Its value was first measured by Cavendish and is now known to be:
G = 6.6726 « 10°" N-m*kg?
If F,, Fo, Fs,... are the gravitational forces acting on the particle A due to particles P;, P2, Ps,
respectively, then net gravitational force on a particle A due to particles P;, P,..., Pxis given by:
PaR eh tothe,
This is called principle of superposition.
Important points
> The gravitational force is an attractive force,
> The gravitational force between two particles does not depend on the medium
> The gravitational force between two particles is along the straight line joining the particles (called
line of centers).
IMlustration 1: Three identical particles,
equilateral triangle of side
mass m placed at
(2) the mid-point of a side
(0) the centre ofthe triangle,
h of mass m, are placed at the three comers of an
Find the force exerted by this system on another particle of
Solution: (a) Using the principle of superposition
Fm Fur Pye Pe
When the particle is placed at the mid point of a side (at P), Fe
each other.
SSS —
~ Fs, and they cance!