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GRAVITATION

LECTURE - 02

Ankit Patidar (PAI SIR)

 TODAY’S GOAL

• GRAVITATION DISCOVERY

• NEWTONS LAW OF GRAVITATION

• PRINCIPLE OF SUPERPOSITION
Gravitational Field Intensity

GFI Due to Point Mass

GFI Due to Circular Ring
A ] At Centre Of Ring
GFI Due to Circular Ring
B ] At Axis Of Ring
GFI Due to Circular Arc
GFI Due to Finite Length Rod
GFI Due to Infinite Length Rod

GFI Due to Semi-Infinite Length Rod

Question

A rod of mass M length L is at distance d from point mass m. Find force

between them.

GMm
Ans : F 
d d  
Question

Find gravitational field intensity on axis of a ring of mass M and radius R.

GMx
Ans :
R 
3/2
2 2
x
Question

Find gravitational intensity of centre.

2G
Ans : sin   / 2
R
Question

Find gravitational field intensity at O.

2GM
Ans : I 
R2
Question

Find force between quarter ring and m0?

2 2GMm0
Ans : R 2
Question

Find I at O.

3GM ˆ
Ans :
2R
 
2
j
Question

Find I at O.

Ans : 2G
r
Question

Find I at O.

2G
Ans :
r
Question

Find I at (a, a).

Ans : 2G
r
GFI Due to Hollow Sphere
GFI Due to Solid Sphere
GFI Due to Solid Sphere With Cavity
Previous Years Questions
Question

Consider a spherical gaseous cloud of mass density ρ(r) in a free space where r is
the radical distance from its center. The gaseous cloud is made of particles of equal
mass m moving in circular orbits about the common centre with the same kinetic
energy K. The force acting on the particles in their mutual gravitational force. If
ρ(r) is constant in time. The particle number density n(r) = ρ(r)/m is[G is universal
gravitational constant] [Adv. 2019]

a.

b.

c.

d.

Ans: (b)
Question

A large spherical mass M is fixed at one position and two identical point masses m
are kept on a line passing through the centre of M. The point masses are connected
by a rigid massless rod of length ℓ and this assemble is free to move along the line
connecting them. All three masses interact only through their mutual gravitational
interaction. When the point mass nearer to M is at a distance r = 3ℓ from M, the
tension in the rod is zero for m = k. The value of k is

Ans: 7
Question

A straight rod of length L extends from x = a to x = L + a. The gravitational

force it exerts on point mass ‘m’ at x = 0, if the mass per unit length of the
rod is A + Bx2, is given by: [Main 12 Jan. 2019 I]

a.

b.

c.

d.

Ans: (d)
Question

Take the mean distance of the moon and the sun from the earth to be
0.4 × 106 km and 150 × 106 km respectively. Their masses are 8 × 1022 kg and
2 × 1030 kg respectively. The radius of the earth is 6400 km. Let ∆Fl be the
difference in the forces exerted by the moon at the nearest and farthest points on
the earth and ∆F2 be the difference in the force exerted by the sun at the nearest
and farthest point on the earth. Then, the number closest to is:
[Main Online April 15, 2018]

a. 2 6 b.

c. 10–2 0.6 d.

Ans: (a)
Question

Four particles, each of mass M and equidistant from each other, move along
a circle of radius R under the action of their mutual gravitational attraction.
The speed of each particle is: [Mains 2014]

a.

b.

c.

d.

Ans: (d)
Question
From a sphere of mass M and radius R, a smaller sphere of radius is carved out
such that the cavity made in the original sphere is between its centre and the
periphery. For the configuration in the figure where the distance between the
centre of the original sphere and the removed sphere is 3R, the gravitational force
between the two sphere is: [Main Online April 11, 2014]

a.

b.

c.

d.

Ans: (a)
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