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A rotating space station is said to create "artificial gravity" - a loosely-defined term used for an acceleration that would be

crudely similar to gravity. The outer wall of the rotating space station would become a floor for the astronauts, and centripetal acceleration supplied by the floor would allow astronauts to exercise and maintain muscle and bone strength more naturally than in non-rotating space environments. If the space station is 200 m in diameter, what angular velocity would produce an "artificial gravity" of 9.80 m/s^2 at the rim?

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Anestetic [448]2 years ago

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Answer:

ω = 0.313 rad/s

Explanation:

D = 200 m ⇒ R = D / 2 = (200 m / 2) = 100 m

ac = 9.8 m/s²

The following equation can be used

ac = ω²*R ⇒ ω = √(ac / R)

then we insert the values in the last formula

ω = √(9.8 m/s² / 100 m) = 0.313 rad/s

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