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PhysicsGravitationJEE Main

An astronaut orbiting the earth in a circular orbit 120 km above the surface of earth, gently drops a spoon out of the space-ship. The spoon will [CBSE PMT 1996, BHU 1999, CPMT 2001]

Answer: (C)

Solution

The spoon shares the exact same orbital velocity as the spacecraft at the moment of release, so it

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