Orbital angular momentum of a satellite or planet
This type of question, asked 4 times: 8 Apr 2023, 8 Apr 2024, 23 Jan 2025, 29 Jan 2025. All 4 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
8 Apr 2023
99The orbital angular momentum of a satellite is , when it is revolving in a circular orbit at height from earth surface. If the distance of satellite from the earth centre is increased by eight times to its initial value, then the new angular momentum will be-Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
8 Apr 2024
12Two planets A and B having masses and move around the sun in circular orbits of and radii respectively. If angular momentum of is and that of is , the ratio of time period is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
23 Jan 2025
97A satellite of mass is revolving around earth in a circular orbit at a height of from earth surface. The angular momentum of the satellite is . The value of is , where M and are the mass and radius of earth, respectively. ( G is the gravitational constant)Question 4
29 Jan 2025
99Two planets, and are orbiting a common star in circular orbits of radii and , respectively, with . The planet is times more massive than planet . The ratio of angular momentum of planet to that of planet is closest to integer