UNIVERSE
SATELLITESICY BODIES
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Question
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A spacecraft of mass 1.0 × 106 kg is in orbit around the Sun at a radius of 1.1 × 1011 mThe spacecraft moves into a new orbit of radius 2.5 × 1011 m around the Sun.What is the total change in gravitational potential energy of the spacecraft?
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-6.76 × 1014 J
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-3.38 × 1014 J
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3.38 × 1014 J
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6.76 × 1014 J
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The neutral point in the gravitational field between the Sun, the Earth and the Moon is the point at which the resultant gravitational field due to the three bodies is zero.
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