Answer:
<em>The drop voltage is 0.3 V</em>
Explanation:
Electromotive Force EMF
When connecting a battery of internal resistance Ri and EMF ε to an external resistance Re, the current through the circuit is:
The battery has an internal resistance of Ro=2 Ω, ε=24 V and is connected to an external resistance of Re=158 Ω. Thus, the current is:
i = 0.15 A
The drop voltage is the voltage of the internal resistance:
The drop voltage is 0.3 V
Given,
Distance from the surface to the center of the earth, d=4000 miles
Distance from the center to you at a height of 8000 miles, a= 8000+4000=12000 miles
The gravitational force acting on a person at the surface is equal to his weight.
From Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation, the gravitational force is
Where G is the gravitational constant, M is the mass of the earth, m is the mass of the object/person, r is the distance between the center of the earth and the object/person
At the surface, this force is equal to the weight of the person, W=mg
i.e.
On substituting the of d,
At a height of 8000 miles from the surface, the gravitational force is equal to,
On dividing the above two equations,
Therefore,
Therefore at a height of 8000 miles above the surface of the earth, the force of gravity becomes 1/9 time your weight.