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Escape velocity from the earth will be greater for elephant or ant? For which will the escape energy be more?

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Escape velocity is obtained by following relation

\(v_e=\sqrt{\frac{2GM_e}{R_e}}\)

This expression does not contain the mass m of the body, therefore escape velocity does not depend on the mass of the body. Therefore escape velocity for both will be same.

\(\therefore\) Escape energy \(E_{esc} = \frac{1}{2}mv_e^2\)

\(\therefore\)  Escape energy of elephant will be very very greater than that of ant.

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