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JEE Main 2021Gravitation Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2021 (Online) 18th March Evening Shift

Question

If the angular velocity of earth's spin is increased such that the bodies at the equator start floating, the duration of the day would be approximately : [Take g = 10 ms2, the radius of earth, R = 6400 103 m, Take = 3.14]

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A84 minutes

Step-by-step explanation

For objects to float

mg = 22R

= angular velocity of earth.

R = Radius of earth

..... (1)

Duration of day = T

..... (2)





= 83.775 minutes

84 minuites

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