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Calculate the acceleration of gravity on the surface of the Sun. The mass of the Sun is MSun = 1.99 ✕ 1030 kg, the radius of the Sun is rSun = 6.96 ✕ 108 m, and G = 6.67 ✕ 10−11 N · m2/kg2.

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Calculate the acceleration of gravity on the surface of the Sun. The mass of the Sun is M_Sun = 1.99 ✕ 10³⁰ kg, the radius of the Sun is r_Sun = 6.96 ✕ 10⁸ m, and G = 6.67 ✕ 10⁻¹¹ N · m²/kg².

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