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The energy required to remove an Earth's satellite of mass m from its orbit of radius r to infinity is
  1. GMmr
  2. GMm2r
  3. Mm2r
  4. GMm2r

A
GMm2r
B
GMmr
C
GMm2r
D
Mm2r
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For a satellite under motion:
P.E.=GMmr
K.E.=GMm2r
T.E.=GMm2r
The energy required to remove an Earth's satellite of mass m from its orbit of radius r to infinity is called as Binding Energy.
As B.E.=T.E
B.E.=+GMm2r

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