Question 43: Gravitation

Question

Consider a spherical gaseous cloud of mass density $$\rho $$(r) in free space where r is the radial distance from its center. The gaseous cloud is made of particles of equal mass m moving in circular orbits about the common center with the same kinetic energy K. The force acting on the particles is their mutual gravitational force. If $$\rho $$(r) is constant in time, the particle number density n(r) = $$\rho $$(r)/m is [G is universal gravitational constant]

Accepted Answer

Gravitational force = Centripetal force of the earth
$${{GMm} \over {{r^2}}} = {{m{v^2}} \over r}$$
($$ \because $$ M = total mass from 0 to r)
= $${2 \over r}\left( {{1 \over 2}m{v^2}} ight)$$
$$ \Rightarrow {{GMm} \over {{r^2}}} = {{2K} \over r} \Rightarrow M = {{2Kr} \over {Gm}}$$
$$ \because $$ $$\left( {{1 \over 2}m{v^2} = K} ight)$$
Differentiate on both sides, we get
$$ \Rightarrow dM = {{2K} \over {Gm}}dr$$
$$ \Rightarrow 4\pi {r^2}drho  = {{2K} \over {Gm}}dr$$
($$ \because $$ volume = mass $$ 	imes $$ density)
$$ 	herefore $$ $$ho  = {K \over {2\pi Gm{r^2}}}$$
$$ 	herefore $$ $${ho  \over m} = {K \over {2\pi {r^2}{m^2}G}}$$ $$ \because $$ $$\left( {{ho  \over m} = volume} ight)$$

Answer

$${K \over {6\pi {r^2}{m^2}G}}$$

Answer

$${K \over {\pi {r^2}{m^2}G}}$$

Answer

$${3K \over {\pi {r^2}{m^2}G}}$$

Answer

$${K \over {2\pi {r^2}{m^2}G}}$$

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