According to the Third Kepler’s Law of Planetary motion<em> </em><em>“The square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis (size) of its orbit”. </em>

In other words, this law states a relation between the orbital period $T$ of a body (moon, planet, satellite) orbiting a greater body in space with the size $a$ of its orbit.

This Law is originally expressed as follows:

$T^{2}=\frac{4\pi^{2}}{GM}a^{3}$ (1)

Where;

$G$ is the Gravitational Constant and its value is $6.674(10)^{-11}\frac{m^{3}}{kgs^{2}}$

$M=6.39(10)^{23}kg$ is the mass of Mars

$a=3.4(10)^{6}m$ is the semimajor axis of the orbit the spacecraft describes around Mars (assuming it is a <u>circular orbit </u>and a <u>low orbit near the surface </u>as well, the semimajor axis is equal to the radius of the orbit)

If we want to find the period, we have to express equation (1) as written below and substitute all the values:

$T=\sqrt{\frac{4\pi^{2}}{GM}a^{3}}$ (2)

$T=\sqrt{\frac{4\pi^{2}}{(6.674(10)^{-11}\frac{m^{3}}{kgs^{2}})(6.39(10)^{23}kg)}(3.4(10)^{6}m)^{3}}$ (3)

$T=\sqrt{11581157.44 s^{2}}$ (4)

Finally:

$T=3403.1099s=56.718min$ This is the orbital period of a spacecraft in a low orbit near the surface of mars

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Who reported four “element” classifications, but included some substances that were combinations of elements rather than true el

marishachu [46]

Explanation :

Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier reported four "element" classifications but included some substances that were combinations of elements rather than true elements in his listing.

He is also known as " father of modern chemistry". He gives the modern system of naming chemical substances. He also gives a theory for chemical reactivity of the oxygen.

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Which competition is the “ most important soccer competition in the world “ ?

Ganezh [65]

It would be B. The World Cup

Hope this helps

Have a great day/night

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