Question

calculate the acceleration due to gravity exerted by a spherical object of mass 10^5 kg having radius 6.67km​

Answer 1

Answer:

Acceleration due to gravity

(g)

at surface of planet is given by the formula

g

=

GM

R

2

where

G =

Universal Gravitational constant

M =

Mass of planet

R =

Radius of planet

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(1)

At the surface of Earth

g

earth

=

6.67

×

10

−

11

N m

2

/kg

2

×

5.97

×

10

24

kg

(

6378

×

10

3

m

)

2

=

9.78 m/s

2

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(2)

At the surface of Moon

g

moon

=

6.67

×

10

−

11

N m

2

/kg

2

×

7.35

×

10

22

kg

(

1738

×

10

3

m

)

2

=

1.62 m/s

2

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(3)

At the surface of Mars

g

mars

=

6.67

×

10

−

11

N m

2

/kg

2

×

0.642

×

10

24

kg

(

3396

×

10

3

m

)

2

=

3.71 m/s

2