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If both the mass and radius of Earth decrease by 1 %, the escape velocity will :
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Q. If both the mass and radius of Earth decrease by $1 \%$, the escape velocity will :
Gravitation
A
Be doubled
9%
B
Be halved
12%
C
Be tripled
6%
D
Not change
73%
Solution:
Escape velocity is given as $(2 g R)^{1 / 2}$ here $g$ is increasing by $1 \%$ and $R$ is decreasing by $1 \%$ so no change in escape velocity.