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Discussion Forum : Chemical Engineering Basics - Section 5 (Q.No. 35)
35.
The escape velocity of a body on earth which is independent of its mass is about __________ km/second.
3
7
11
15
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Paul Christian Palban said:   10 months ago
The escape velocity from the surface of the earth of a body is;
ve= √(2gR).

where g = acceleration due to gravity = 9.81m/s2,
R = radius of earth= 6.371 million meters,
ve=11180m/s= 11km/s.

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