An astronaut stands on the surface of an asteroid. The astronaut then jumps such that the astronaut is no longer in contact with

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An astronaut stands on the surface of an asteroid. The astronaut then jumps such that the astronaut is no longer in contact with

the surface. The astronaut falls back down to the surface after a short time interval. Which of the following forces CANNOT be neglected when analyzing the motion of the astronaut?

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Anna71 [15] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-24T15:31:24+03:00

(D) The gravitational force between the astronaut and the asteroid.

Reason :

All the other forces given in the options, except (D), doesn't account for the motion of the astronaut. They are the forces that act between nucleons or atoms and neither of them accounts for an objects motion.