Question

8. The mass of the sun is 1.99 x 1030 kilograms and its distance from Earth is 150 million kilometers (150 x 109 meters). What is the gravitational force between the sun and Earth?
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Answer 1

Answer:

$F=3.53\times 10^{22}\ N$

Explanation:

Given that,

Mass of the Sun, $m_1=1.99\times 10^{30}\ kg$

The distance of Sun from the Earth, $r=150\times 10^9\ m$

We know that,

The mass of the Earth, $m_2=6\times 10^{24}\ kg$

We need to find the gravitational force between the Sun and the Earth.

The formula between two masses is given by :

$F=G\dfrac{m_1m_2}{r^2}\\\\F=6.67\times 10^{-11}\times \dfrac{1.99\times 10^{30}\times 6\times 10^{24}}{(150\times 10^9)^2}\\\\F=3.53\times 10^{22}\ N$

So, the gravitational force between the Sun and the Earth is $3.53\times 10^{22}\ N$