An asteroid orbiting the Sun has a mass of 4.00×1016 kg. At a particular instant, it experiences a gravitational force of 3.14×1

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3 years ago

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013 N from the Sun. The mass of the Sun is 1.99×1030 kg. How far is the asteroid from the Sun?

1 answer:

Ksivusya [100] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-12T23:43:11+03:00

<h2>The asteroid is 4.11 x 10¹¹ m far from Sun</h2>

Explanation:

We have gravitational force

$F=\frac{GMm}{r^2}$

Where G = 6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ N m²/kg²

M = Mass of body 1

M = Mass of body 2

r = Distance between them

Here we have

M = Mass of Sun = 1.99×10³⁰ kg

m = Mass of asteroid = 4.00×10¹⁶ kg

F = 3.14×10¹³ N

Substituting

$F=\frac{GMm}{r^2}\\\\3.14\times 10^{13}=\frac{6.67\times 10^{-11}\times 1.99\times 10^{30}\times 4\times 10^{16}}{r^2}\\\\r=4.11\times 10^{11}m$

The asteroid is 4.11 x 10¹¹ m far from Sun