Value of g at the centre of the earth: If g is the gravitational acceleration at the earth's surface and g' is the gravitational acceleration at a depth from the…

Effect of depth on g: Let us consider the earth as a homogeneous sphere of radius , mass and the mass density .Now the gravitational attraction on a mass at…

Acceleration due to gravity near the polar region is greater than at the equatorial region: The shape of the earth is not perfectly spherical. The polar radius is less than…

Effect of altitude on g: Let us consider is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth. The mass of the earth is and the radius is…

Acceleration due to gravity (g): The acceleration created in a body, which is falling freely under the action of gravity of earth, is called acceleration due to gravity. It is…

Gravitational potential at a point on the axis of a homogeneous cylinder: Let us consider a solid homogeneous cylinder of radius , length and uniform mass density . There is…

Let us consider a uniform ring of radius with centre at . Let a point is on the axis of the ring, at a distance from the centre of the…

Gravitational potential and gravitational intensity at a point on the axis of the uniform ring: Let us consider a uniform ring of radius . There is a point on the…

Gravitational potential and inensity at a point on the axis of a circular disk or plate: Let us consider a uniform circular disk of radius . Let there is a…

Gravitational potential and intensity due to a hollow sphere: (i) At a point outside the hollow sphere: Let us consider a hollow sphere of inner radius and outer radius (where…