If the moon orbits around the Earth once every 28 days, what would be the moons orbital period if it's mass was reduced to 1/4?
Orbital speed V= sqrt (GM/R)
When M'= M/4
So new velocity, V' = V/2
So new velocity will be half of older velocity. (ans)
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