Question

The Sun has a mass of 1.99x10^30 kg and a radius of 6.96x10^8 m. Calculate the acceleration due to gravity, in meters per second, on the surface of the Sun?

Answer 1

Answer:

$g=274\ m/s^2$

Explanation:

Mass of the Sun, $M=1.99\times 10^{30}\ kg$

The radius of the Sun, $r=6.96\times 10^8\ m$

We need to find the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Sun. It is given by the formula as follows :

$g=\dfrac{GM}{r^2}\\\\g=\dfrac{6.67\times 10^{-11}\times 1.99\times 10^{30}}{(6.96\times 10^8)^2}\\\\g=274\ m/s^2$

So, the value of acceleration due to gravity on the Sun is $274\ m/s^2$.