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Date May 2017 Marks available 1 Reference code 17M.1.HL.TZ1.30
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone 1
Command term Question number 30 Adapted from N/A

Question

A satellite at the surface of the Earth has a weight W and gravitational potential energy Ep. The satellite is then placed in a circular orbit with a radius twice that of the Earth.

What is the weight of the satellite and the gravitational potential energy of the satellite when placed in orbit?

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

[N/A]

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Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 10: Fields » 10.2 – Fields at work
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