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SOLUTIONS TO CONCEPTS

CHAPTER – 4

1. m = 1 gm = 1/1000 kg
m1 = 1 gm m2 = 1 gm
–17 Gm1m2
F = 6.67 × 10 NF=
r2 r
–17 6.67 10 11  (1/ 1000 )  (1/ 1000 )
 6.67 × 20 =
r2
2 6.67 10 11 10 6 10 17
r =  17 = 1
6.64 10 17 10
 r = 1 = 1 metre.
So, the separation between the particles is 1 m.
2. A man is standing on the surface of earth
The force acting on the man = mg ………(i)
Assuming that, m = mass of the man = 50 kg
2
And g = acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth = 10 m/s
W = mg = 50× 10= 500 N = force acting on the man
So, the man is also attracting the earth with a force of 500 N
3. The force of attraction between the two charges
1 q1 q 2 1
=  9  10 9 2
4  o r 2
r
The force of attraction is equal to the weight
9 109
Mg =
r2
9  10 9 9  10 8
r =
2  2
[Taking g=10 m/s ]
m  10 m
9 10 8 3 10 4
r=  mt
m m
For example, Assuming m= 64 kg,
3  10 43
r=  10 4 = 3750 m
64 8
4. mass = 50 kg
r = 20 cm = 0.2 m
m1m2 6.67  10 11  2500
FG  G 
r2 0.04
1 q1 q2 q2
9
Coulomb’s force FC = = 9 × 10 0.04
4 o r 2
6.7 10 11  2500 9 10 9  q2
Since, FG = Fc = 
0.04 0.04
2 6.7 10 11  2500 6.7 10 9
q =   25
0.04 9 10 9
–18
= 18.07 × 10
-9
q= 18.07  10 -18 = 4.3 × 10 C.

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Chapter-4
5. The limb exerts a normal force 48 N and frictional force of 20 N. Resultant magnitude of
the force,
R = ( 48 )2  (20)2

= 2304  400

= 2704 48N
= 52 N
6. The body builder exerts a force = 150 N.
Compression x = 20 cm = 0.2 m
Total force exerted by the man = f = kx F F
x
 kx = 150
150 1500
k= = = 750 N/m
0 .2 2
7. Suppose the height is h.
2
At earth station F = GMm/R
M = mass of earth
m = mass of satellite
R = Radius of earth
GMm GMm
F= 2
=
(R  h) 2 R2
2 2 2 2
 2R = (R + h)  R – h – 2Rh = 0
2 2
 h + 2Rh – R = 0
  2R  4R 2  4R 2 
 
H=   =  2R  2 2R
2 2
= –R ± 2R = R  2  1
= 6400 × (0.414)
= 2649.6 = 2650 km
8. Two charged particle placed at a sehortion 2m. exert a force of 20m.
F1 = 20 N. r1 = 20 cm
F2 = ? r2 = 25 cm
1 q1q2 1
Since, F = , F
4 o r 2 r2
2 2 2
F1 r2  r1   20  16 64
  F 2 = F1 ×   = 20 ×   = 20 × = = 12.8 N = 13 N.
F2 r12  r2   25  25 5
mmmc
9. The force between the earth and the moon, F= G
r2
6.67 10 11  7.36 10 22  6 10 24 6.67  7.36  10 35
F= =
3.8 10  8 2 3.8 2 1016
19 20 20
= 20.3 × 10 =2.03 × 10 N = 2 ×10 N
–19
10. Charge on proton = 1.6 × 10
9 109  1.6  10 38
2
1 qq
 Felectrical =  12 2 =
4 o r r 2

–27
mass of proton = 1.732 × 10 kg

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Chapter-4

m1m2 6 .67  10  11
 1 .732  10  54
Fgravity = G =
r 2
r2
9 10 9  1.6  10 38
2

9  1.6 10 29


2
Fe r2 36
 = = 1.24 × 10
Fg 6.67 10 11  1.732 10  54 6.67 1.732 10  65
2

r2
–11
11. The average separation between proton and electron of Hydrogen atom is r= 5.3 10 m.

a) Coulomb’s force = F = 9 × 10 ×
9 q1q2
=

9 109  1.0 10 19 2
= 8.2 × 10
–8
N.
r2 
5.3  10 11
2

b) When the average distance between proton and electron becomes 4 times that of its ground state

Coulomb’s force F =
1 qq
 1 22 =

9 10 9  1.6 10 19 
2
=
9  1.6 
2
 10  7
4 o 4r  16  5.3 10  22 16  5.3 
2 2

–7 –9
= 0.0512 × 10 = 5.1 × 10 N.
12. The geostationary orbit of earth is at a distance of about 36000km.
2
We know that, g = GM / (R+h)
2
At h = 36000 km. g = GM / (36000+6400)
g` 6400  6400 256
    0.0227
g 42400  42400 106 106
 g = 0.0227 × 9.8 = 0.223
2
[ taking g = 9.8 m/s at the surface of the earth]
A 120 kg equipment placed in a geostationary satellite will have weight
Mg` = 0.233 × 120 = 26.79 = 27 N

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