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4) If the earth expanded until its diameter was 8 times its present value, without changing its mass, what would a 2 kg mass weight at its surface?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter7: Gravitation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 82A

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