A spy satellite of mass of 1000 kg is orbiting the earth at an altitude of 300 km/s a) what is its period
b) what is its orbital speed

a) The period of the satellite is approximately 5,425.305 seconds (1.507 hours)

b) The orbital velocity of the satellite is approximately 7,725.8565 m/s

Explanation:

The given parameters are;

The mass of the satellite, m = 1,000 kg

The altitude at which the satellite is orbiting, h = 300 km

a) The period of the satellite is given as follows;

Where;

R = The radius of the Earth = 6.371 × 10⁶ m

g = The acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s²

h = The altitude of the orbit of the satellite = 300 km = 300,000 m

By substitution, we have;

T ≈ 5,425.305 seconds ≈ 1.507 hours

b) The orbital velocity of the satellite is given as follows;

Where;

v₀ = The orbital velocity of the satellite

Which by substitution gives;

The orbital velocity, v₀ = 7,725.8565 m/s.

answer: the correct answer is 1.

explanation: there are various process in which a radioactive nuclei decays:

1) alpha decay: in this process, a heavier nuclei decays into lighter nuclei by releasing alpha particle. the mass number is reduced by 4 units.

2) electron capture: in this decay process, a parent nuclei absorbs an electron and gets converted into a neutron. simply, a proton and an electron combines together to form a neutron. mass number does not change in this process.

3) gamma ray emission: it is a decay process in which an unstable nuclei gives excess energy by a spontaneous electromagnetic process. this decay releases . this process does not change the mass number.

4) positron emission: it is a type of decay process, in which a proton gets converted to neutron and an electron neutrino. this is also known as -decay. in this the mass number remains same.

from the above information, we see that only alpha-decay is producing a change in the mass number of the nucleus.

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