A spacecraft is in a circular orbit around the earth. It then moves into a secon

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A spacecraft is in a circular orbit around the earth. It then moves into a second, different circular orbit in which the spacecraft moves more slowly than in the first.

Compared with the first orbit, the second orbit has

a) a larger radius and less total mechanical energy
b) a smaller radius and less total mechanical energy
c) a smaller radius and the same total mechanical energy
d) a larger radius and the same total mechanical energy
e) a smaller radius and greater total mechanical energy
f) a larger radius and greater total mechanical energy

Explanation / Answer

Larger radius, greater total mechanical energy

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