Question

Two laptop computers each have a mass of 2 kg. If they are 0.5 m apart on a desk, what is the gravitational force between them? G = 6.67 × 10-11 N⋅(m/kg)2

Answer 1

Answer:

$F = 1.067 \times 10^{-9} N$

Explanation:

As we know that the gravitational force between two masses is given as

$F = \frac{Gm_1m_2}{r^2}$

here we know that

$m_1 = m_2 = 2 kg$

also we know that

$r = 0.5 m$

$G = 6.67 \times 10^{-11} Nm^2/kg^2$

so the force between two masses is given as

$F = \frac{(6.67 \times 10^{-11})(2)(2)}{0.5^2}$

$F = 1.067 \times 10^{-9} N$