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The orbital velocity (v) depends on mass (m), distance (r) and acceleration due to granty (g) . obtain an expression for orbital velocity​
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The orbital velocity (v) depends on

mass (m), distance (r) and acceleration due to
granty (g) . obtain an
expression for orbital
velocity​

User Vishnu Prasad V
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Are you asking about the orbital speed of a satellite around the Earth?
Acceleration of the satellite = g = v^2 / r
so v^2 = r g, where r = distance from the centre of Earth.
orbital speed v = square root ( r g )
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