1.Which statement is true when two objects are 20 miles apart but one is much bigger?
2 answers:
1. C. Gravitational attraction exists between the two objects.
Explanation:
Gravitational attraction is always exerted between two objects which have mass, and its magnitude is given by:
where G is the gravitational constant, m1 and m2 the masses of the two objects, and r the separation between them. Since the two objects have for sure non-zero masses m1 and m2, even if they are 20 miles apart, the value of the gravitational attraction F is non-zero, so the correct answer is C.
2. D. Two atoms come together to form a molecule.
Explanation:
this outcome is actually caused by the electrostatic forces between the two atoms, not by gravitational force. In fact, gravitational force becomes relevant only when the masses of the two objects involved are large enough: this is the case for planets, stars, galaxies, and objects in the universe. However, two atoms have very small masses, so the gravitational force between them is really negligible. On this smaller scales, the electrostatic force is much stronger than the gravitational force, so the electrostatic force is the real responsible for the formation of bonds between atoms.
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Answer:
There is no short answer.
Explanation:
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kg and Earth has a mass of
kg.
Earth is closer to Jupiter than it is to the sun. The other planets that are behind jupiter are gone so that means the sun's pulling force's effect on jupiter is increased drastically since there is no force the balance that and that means that jupiter is going to get closer to earth.
The new center of mass of the new solar system is roughly located between earth and the sun, closer to earth.
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