Q152 / 180 · AIIMS 2011 · Physics

Assertion: Total energy is conserved in moving a satellite to higher orbit. Reason : Sum of change in PE and KE is same in magnitude and opposite in nature.

  • A
    If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  • B
    If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  • Correct answer
    C
    If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D
    If both assertion and reason are false.

Solution

Total energy is given by $$ E=-\frac{G M m}{2 R} $$ where $R$ is the radius of orbit.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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