6. Is value of 'g' same everywhere?
7. What is the value of 'G'?
Answers
- Is value of 'g' same everywhere?
- The value of g at all place is not the same, it varies. The value of g is more at the poles and less at the equator. Hence on the basis of altitude the value of g changes.
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- What is the value of 'G'?
G is the universal gravitational constant, M is the mass of the massive body measured using kg. R is the radius of the massive body measured using m. g is the acceleration due to gravity measured using m/s2
1st question :-
No, the value of 'g' is not same everywhere. It's value is different in different positions. It decreases with height and depth.
Some Extra Information about 'g'.
• The value of g at the surface of earth is
9.8m/s² on an average.
• The value of g is more at poles and less
at equator.
• The value of g is zero at the centre of
the Earth.
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2nd question :-
The value of 'G' is 6.67×10⁻¹¹ Nm²/kg²
Some Extra Information about 'G' :-
• The value of 'G' is same everywhere in
the Universe.
• It can be defined as the gravitational
force between the bodies of unit mass
separated by a unit distance.
• The value of G was initially determined
by Henry Cavendish in 1798 by using
an instrument called torsion balance.