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Calculate the force of gravity on a 1-kg mass at Earth’s
Chapter 29, Problem 33PAC(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Calculate the force of Earth’s gravity on a 1-kg mass at Earth’s surface. The mass of Earth is \(6.0 \times 10^{24} \ \mathrm{kg}\) and its radius is \(6.4 \times 10^{6} \ \mathrm{m}\). Does the result surprise you?.
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QUESTION:
Calculate the force of Earth’s gravity on a 1-kg mass at Earth’s surface. The mass of Earth is \(6.0 \times 10^{24} \ \mathrm{kg}\) and its radius is \(6.4 \times 10^{6} \ \mathrm{m}\). Does the result surprise you?.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
Using Newton’s law of universal gravitation is,
Where,
Object’s mass,
Earth's mass,
Earth's radius,
Gravitational constant,
So,
The force of Earth’s gravity on a mass at Earth’s surface is