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If the mass of Earth increased, your weight would correspondingly increase. But, if the mass of the Sun increased, your weight would not be affected at all. Discuss why this is so.

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QUESTION:

If the mass of Earth increased, your weight would correspondingly increase. But, if the mass of the Sun increased, your weight would not be affected at all. Discuss why this is so.

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The Sun's gravitational pull on us is so insignificant compared to the Earth’s gravitational pull.

We experience a force of about  for every kilogramme of our mass due to the gravitational pull of the Earth, whereas the gravitational attraction of the Sun is only about  for each kilogramme of our mass.  for every kilogramme of our mass due to the gravitational pull of the Earth, whereas the gravitational attraction of the Sun is only about  for each kilogramme of our mass.

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