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Published on: September 12, 2026
Gas escapes from the surface of a planet because it acquires an escape velocity. The escape velocity will depend on which of the following factors:
(I) Mass of the planet
(II) Mass of the particle escaping
(III) Temperature of the planet
(IV) Radius of the planet
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$v_{e} = \sqrt{\frac{2GM}{R}}$ i.e. escape velocity depends upon the mass and radius of the planet.
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