8.24 A spaceship is stationed on Mars. How much energy must be expended on the spaceship to launch it out of the solar system? Mass of the space ship = 1000 kg; mass of the sun = 2×1030 kg; mass of mars = 6.4×1023 kg; radius of mars = 3395 km; radius of the orbit of mars = 2.28 ×108 km; G = 6.67×10-11 N m2 kg–2.

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    Vishal Baghel | Contributor-Level 10

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    Mass of the spaceship, ms = 1000 kg

    Mass of the Sun, M = 2 * 1030 kg

    Mass of Mars, mm = 6.4*1023 kg

    Orbital radius of Mars, R = 2.28 *108 km = 2.28 *1011 m

    Radius of Mars, r = 3395 km = 3.395 *106m

    Universal Gravitational constant, G = 6.67*10-11 N m2 kg–2

    Potential energy of the spaceship due to the gravitational attraction of the Sun = -GMmsR

    Potential energy of the spaceship due to the gravitational attraction of Mars= -Gmsmmr

    Since the spaceship is stationed on Mars, its velocity and hence its kinetic energy will be zero

    Total energy of the spaceship = -GMmsR --Gmsmmr = -Gms(MR + mmr )

    The negative sign indicates that th

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