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The escape velocity for a body of mass 1 \ kg from earth surface is 11.2 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{s}, the escape velocity for a body of mass 100 \mathrm{~kg} would be -

Option: 1

11.2\times 10^{2}\ km/s


Option: 2

112\ km/s


Option: 3

11.2\ km/s


Option: 4

1.12\ km/s


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Escape velocity of body from Earth surface is given by-
V_{Escape} = \sqrt{\frac{2GM_{E}}{R_{E}}}
Where , 
G = Gravitational Constnt 
M_{E}= Mass of the earth
R_{E} = Radius of the earth
It's clearly evident from above equation that escape velocity is independent of mass of the body.
 

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