Q. 53

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### Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics

Book edition 4th
Author(s) Randall D. Knight
Pages 1240 pages
ISBN 9780133942651

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# How much energy would be required to move the earth into a circular orbit with a radius larger than its current radius?

Total of energy would be required to move the earth into a circular orbit with a radius .

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## Step 1 : Given Information

New radius of the circular orbit is larger than the current radius.

## Step 2 : Formula used

Excess energy

Here, gravitational constant .

Mass of the sun, .

Mass of the earth, .

Initial radius of earth's orbit, .

New radius of earth's orbit, .

## Step 3 :  Calculation

Substitute the values and obtain.

## Step 4 : Final Answer

Total of energy would be required to move the earth into a circular orbit with a radius .

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