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Model Paper 7 — Physics STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 SciencePhysicsModel Paper 72 Marks
Question
Two heavy spheres each of mass 100 kg and radius 0.10 m are placed 1.0 m apart on a horizontal table. What is the gravitational force and potential at the midpoint of the line joining the centres of the spheres? Is an object placed at that point in equilibrium? If so, is the equilibrium stable or unstable?
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Answer

Gravitational potential at the midpoint of the line joining the centres of the two spheres is
$
\begin{aligned}
& V=\frac{G M}{\frac{T}{2}}-\frac{G M}{\frac{\tau}{2}}=\frac{4 G M}{r} \\
& V=\frac{4 \times 6.67 \times 10^{-11} \times 100}{0.1} \\
& =-2.68 \times 10^{-7} J / kg
\end{aligned}
$
As the effective force on the body placed at mid-point is zero, so the body is in equilibrium. If the body is displaced a little towards either mass body from its equilibrium position, it will not return back to its initial position of equilibrium. Hence, the body is in an unstable equilibrium.

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