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(II) Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the
Chapter 18, Problem 30P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 30P
Problem
(II) Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the Moon, which has radius 1.74 X 106 m and mass 7.35 X 1022 kg.
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QUESTION:
Problem 30P
Problem
(II) Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the Moon, which has radius 1.74 X 106 m and mass 7.35 X 1022 kg.
ANSWER:
Step by step solution
Step 1
Gravitational force of the Moon may be calculated as:
where the G is universal gravitational constant and has a value of
so now we can see that the acceleration on the Moon we can calculate as