Question

Calculate the force of gravitation between the earth and the Sun, given that the mass of the earth=6×10 24 kg and of the Sun=2×10 30 kg. The average distance between the two is 1.5×10 11m.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Given :       Mass of earth    m=6×10  

24

kg

                  Mass of Sun    M=2×10  

30

kg

                 Distance between sun and earth       r=1.5×10  

11

 m

Force of gravitation between them       F=  

r  

2

 

GMm

​  

 

F=  

(1.5×10  

11

)  

2

 

6.67×10  

−11

×(6×10  

24

)×(2×10  

30

)

​  

=3.557×10  

22

  N