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A-LevelPhysicsGravitational fieldsFeb/Mar 2017Paper 4 Q16 Marks

Answer all the questions in the spaces provided. (b) A rocket is launched from the surface of a planet and moves along a radial path, as shown in Fig. 1.1. planet mass M A R R 4R Fig. 1.1 B rocket path The planet may be considered to be an isolated sphere of radius R with all of its mass M concentrated at its centre. Point A is a distance R from the surface of the planet. Point B is a distance 4R from the surface.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Physics (9702) Feb/Mar 2017 examination, Paper 4 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Gravitational fields and is worth 6 marks.

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