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1-78* The planet Neptune has a mass of 1.03 (1026) kg and a visible diameter (top of cloud layers) of 4.86 x (107) m. Determine the gravitational acceleration g at the top of the cloud layers.

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Chapter14: Fluid Mechanics

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1-78* The planet Neptune has a mass of 1.03 (1026) kg and
a visible diameter (top of cloud layers) of 4.86 x (107) m.
Determine the gravitational acceleration g at the top of the
cloud layers.

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