The value of acceleration due to gravity becomes____times if the earth shrinks to half of its present size
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Answer:The formula for the acceleration due to gravity (g) is given as g=
R
2
GM
...........(1)
Where G is universal gravitational constant and M is mass of the earth with R as the radius of the earth.
Now replacing R by R/2 in the equation-1
we get the new value of g as g
new
=
R
2
/4
GM
=4
R
2
GM
Which is four times of its original value.
Explanation:
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