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3 years ago
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A 525 kg satellite is in a circular orbit at an altitude of 575 km above the Earth's surface. Because of air friction, the satel

lite eventually falls to the Earth's surface, where it hits the ground with a speed of 1.90 km/s. How much energy was transformed into internal energy by means of air friction? 14457750000 Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect.%20orbit%20at%20an%20altitude%20of%20575%20km%20above%20the%20Earth's%20surface.%20Because%20of%20air%20friction%2C%20the%20satellite%20eventually%20falls%20to%20the%20Earth's%20surface%2C%20where%20it%20hits%20the%20ground%20with%20a%20speed%20of%201.90%20km%2Fs.%20How%20much%20energy%20was%20transformed%20into%20internal%20energy%20by%20means%20of%20air%20friction%3F%20%20%20%20J/study?trackid=ae7684c4b7d0&strackid=e93f14d66685&event=enter_submit#p=1
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Dafna1 [17]3 years ago
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Answer:

1.69\cdot 10^{10}J

Explanation:

The total energy of the satellite when it is still in orbit is given by the formula

E=-G\frac{mM}{2r}

where

G is the gravitational constant

m = 525 kg is the mass of the satellite

M=5.98\cdot 10^{24}kg is the Earth's mass

r is the distance of the satellite from the Earth's center, so it is the sum of the Earth's radius and the altitude of the satellite:

r=R+h=6370 km +575 km=6945 km=6.95\cdot 10^6 m

So the initial total energy is

E_i=-(6.67\cdot 10^{-11})\frac{(525 kg)(5.98\cdot 10^{24} kg)}{2(6.95\cdot 10^6 m)}=-1.51\cdot 10^{10}J

When the satellite hits the ground, it is now on Earth's surface, so

r=R=6370 km=6.37\cdot 10^6 m

so its gravitational potential energy is

U = -G\frac{mM}{r}=-(6.67\cdot 10^{-11})\frac{(525 kg)(5.98\cdot 10^{24}kg)}{6.37\cdot 10^6 m}=-3.29\cdot 10^{10} J

And since it hits the ground with speed

v=1.90 km/s = 1900 m/s

it also has kinetic energy:

K=\frac{1}{2}mv^2=\frac{1}{2}(525 kg)(1900 m/s)^2=9.48\cdot 10^8 J

So the total energy when the satellite hits the ground is

E_f = U+K=-3.29\cdot 10^{10}J+9.48\cdot 10^8 J=-3.20\cdot 10^{10} J

So the energy transformed into internal energy due to air friction is the difference between the total initial energy and the total final energy of the satellite:

\Delta E=E_i-E_f=-1.51\cdot 10^{10} J-(-3.20\cdot 10^{10} J)=1.69\cdot 10^{10}J

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