Question

a student is calculating the gravitational force between the earth and the sun. she knows that mass of the earth is 5.972 x 10245.972 x 1024 kg, the mass of the sun is 1.989 x 10301.989 x 1030 kg, and the distance between the earth and the sun is 1.496 x 10121.496 x 1012 meters. what piece of information is she missing to be able to find the gravitational force?

Answer 1

The gravitational force is 3.54 x 10²⁰ N

We need to know about gravitational force to solve this problem. The gravitational force is the force caused by two masses objects. The magnitude of gravitational force can be determined as

F = G.m1.m2 / R²

where F is the gravitational force, G is the gravitational constant (6.674 × 10¯¹¹ Nm²/kg²), m1 and m2 are the mass of the object and R is the radius.

From the question above, we know that

m1 = 5.972 x 10²⁴ kg

m2 = 1.989 x 10³⁰ kg

R = 1.496 x 10¹² m

By substituting the following parameters, we get

F = G.m1.m2 / R²

F = 6.674 × 10¯¹¹  . 5.972 x 10²⁴ . 1.989 x 10³⁰ / (1.496 x 10¹²)²

F = 3.54 x 10²⁰ N

Hence, the gravitational force is 3.54 x 10²⁰ N

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