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What is escape velocity and it's expression


Naveendhiman 22nd Oct, 2018
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ruchika.chauhan Expert 23rd Oct, 2018

Hello,

When an object is projected at a sufficient velocity in a direction away from a much larger object at some altitude, it can escape the gravitational attraction between the two and can fly off into space. This initial velocity is called the escape velocity.
The standard gravitational escape velocity is-
escape velocity= √(2GM/R) 

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Naveendhiman 22nd Oct, 2018
Minimum velocity to put a body upward

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