Question

Calculate the force of gravitation between the earth and the Sun, given that the mass of the earth = 6 x 1024 kg and of the Sun = 2 x 1030 kg. The average distance between the two is 1.5 x 1011 m. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

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