JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 Physics Q6

Physics · Gravitation

Problem

A rocket is launched normal to the surface of the Earth, away from the Sun, along the line joining the Sun and the Earth. The Sun is 3×1053\times10^5 times heavier than the Earth and is at a distance 2.5×1042.5\times10^4 times larger than the radius of the Earth. The escape velocity from Earth's gravitational field is ve=11.2 km s−1v_e=11.2\,\mathrm{km\,s^{-1}}. The minimum initial velocity (vsv_s) required for the rocket to be able to leave the Sun-Earth system is closest to (Ignore the rotation and revolution of the Earth and the presence of any other planet)

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