The energy required to remove an Earth's satellite of mass m from its orbit of radius r to infinity is
GMmr
−GMm2r
Mm2r
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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