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Published on: August 22, 2026
The orbital angular momentum of a satellite is 
, when it is revolving in a circular orbit at height 
from earth surface. If the distance of satellite from the earth centre is increased by eight times to its initial value, then the new angular momentum will be-
A
B
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
Now distance from centre is increased by 8 times.
So new distance from centre 
Now angular momentum 
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