describe the gravitational feild itensity
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The gravitational field intensity (EG) or (g) is the force on a unit mass at a point in the field.
Since the force (F) on a body of mass m in a gravitational field of a body of mass M = GMm/r2 .
you can see that the force per unit mass is given by F/m. So:
Gravitational Field Intensity (EG) = (g) = F/m = GM/r2
The units for EG are N kg -1 or since F = ma, F/m = a and so EG may be expressed in ms -2
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but how can we say that Eg = -(gm/r2)
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The gravitational field intensity (EG) or (g) is the force on a unit mass at a point in the field. Since the force (F) on a body of mass m in a gravitational field of a body of mass M = GMm/r2 . you can see that the force per unit mass is given by F/m. So: Gravitational Field Intensity (EG) = (g) = F/m = GM/r2.
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