Two bodies, masses m 1 and m 2, attract each other with force F. If one of the masses is doubled, the new gravitational force will be: 2 F F/2 F/4 4 F

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1)

Two bodies, masses m 1 and m 2, attract each other with force F. If one of the masses is doubled, the new gravitational force will be:
   
F
   
F/2
   
F/4
   
F

a)

The value of g at an altitude above Earth equal to one Earth diameter is:
   
9.8 m/s2
   
4.9 m/s2
   
2.5 m/s2
   
1.9 m/s2
   
1.1 m/s2

b)

The escape velocity at the surface of Earth is 11 km/s. What is the escape velocity at the surface of a planet whose radius is 4 times and whose mass is 100 times that of Earth?
   
1.60 km/s
   
8 km/s
   
55 km/s
   
200 km/s
   
none of the above
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