Gravitation — JEE Main 2025 · 4 Apr, Morning shift · Q42

Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: The kinetic energy needed to project a body of mass m from earth surface to infinity is 1/2mgR, where R is the radius of earth. Reason R: The maximum potential energy of a body is zero when it is projected to infinity from earth surface. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Accepted Answer

(D) A is false but R is true

Answer

(A) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

Answer

(B) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Answer

(C) A is true but R is false

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