The apparent weight of a body of 15 kg mass placed in a spaceship orbiting the earth at a speed of 3000 m/sec at a height of 500 m will be:
Correct answer: D. Zero
- A. 176.5 N
- B. 240 N
- C. 122.5 N
- D. Zero
Explanation
D is the correct option. As the body is placed in space ship the centrifugal force experienced by it balances the gravitational pull due to Earth thus its apparent weight becomes zero .
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