There is no acceleration of g in the x direction because the gravitational acceleration points downward. Also, on most studies we ignore the tidal forces since we are dealing with small bodies compared to the size of the earth.
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The reading between 7N and 8N would have to be 7.5N. Answers A and B are much to small and answer C is way to big.
The combined amount of kinetic and potential energy of its molecules