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A body of mass

m

is moving in a circular orbit of radius

R

about a planet of mass

M

. At some instant, it splits into two equal masses. The first mass moves in a circular orbit of radius

\frac{R}{2}

. and the other mass, in a circular orbit of radius

\frac{3 R}{2}

. The difference between the final and initial total energies is :

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Correct option: C

-\frac{G M m}{6 R}

Option C (

-\frac{G M m}{6 R}

) is correct because it represents the difference between the final and initial total energies after the mass splits and moves into different orbits.

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