The gravitational force of the shell exerts is 4.25m x 10¯¹² N.
We need to know about gravitational force to solve this problem. The gravitational force is the force caused by two masses of 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 = 1.6 kg
m2 = m
R = 5.01 m
By substituting the following parameters, we get
F = G.m1.m2 / R²
F = 6.674 × 10¯¹¹ . 1.6 . m / 5.01²
F = 4.25m x 10¯¹² N
where m is the mass of the shell
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