Question

mass of the planet is 12 times that of earth and its radius is thrice that of earth , then find the escape velocity on that planet ?? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The escape velocity on the planet is approximately 178.976 km/s

Explanation:

The escape velocity for Earth is therefore given as follows

The formula for escape velocity, $v_e$, for the planet is $v_e = \sqrt{\dfrac{2 \cdot G \cdot m}{r} }$

Where;

$v_e$ = The escape velocity on the planet

G = The universal gravitational constant = 6.67430 × 10⁻¹¹ N·m²/kg²

m = The mass of the planet = 12 × The mass of Earth, $M_E$

r = The radius of the planet = 3 × The radius of Earth, $R_E$

The escape velocity for Earth, $v_e_E$, is therefore given as follows;

$v_e_E = \sqrt{\dfrac{2 \cdot G \cdot M_E}{R_E} }$

$\therefore v_e = \sqrt{\dfrac{2 \times G \times 12 \times M}{3 \times R} } = \sqrt{\dfrac{2 \times G \times 4 \times M}{R} } = 16 \times \sqrt{\dfrac{2 \times G \times M}{R} } = 16 \times v_e_E$

$v_e$ = 16 × $v_e_E$

Given that the escape velocity for Earth, $v_e_E$ ≈ 11,186 m/s, we have;

The escape velocity on the planet = $v_e$ ≈ 16 × 11,186 ≈ 178976 m/s ≈ 178.976 km/s.