MCQEasyJEE Main 2023 · 25 January, Shift 2Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion

Physics Question from JEE Main 2023 · 25 January, Shift 2

Every planet revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit:

Statements:

A. The force acting on a planet is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the sun.

B. The force acting on a planet is inversely proportional to the product of the masses of the planet and the sun.

C. The centripetal force acting on the planet is directed away from the sun.

D. The square of the time period of the revolution of a planet around the sun is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of the elliptical orbit.

  • A

    A and D only

  • B

    C and D only

  • C

    B and C only

  • D

    A and C only

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