When G was first measured by Henry Cavendish, newspapers of the time hailed his experiment as the “weighing Earth experiment.” Why?

Q: Tom has a mass of 70 kg and Sally has a mass of 50 kg. Tom and Sally are standing 20 m apart on the…

A: Explanation Gravitational force between Tom and Sally can determined by Newton's law of gravitation…

Q: 116. Which graph best represents the relationship between the mass of an object and its distance…

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Q: If G = 6.674 ⨉ 10 −11m3/kg/s 2and M Jupiter= 1.898 ⨉ 10 27kg, then, from Kepler’s third law in #4,…

A: G = 6.674 x 10-11 m3/kg/s2 Mass of jupiter, M = 1.898 x 107 kg Ignore the mass(m) of moon

Q: In the experiment of determining gravitational acceleration, the rope length was measured 8 times.…

A: Required : Deviation of the seventh measurement.

Q: A satellite is 100 miles above earth. It has a mass og 100 kg. If the mass of the satellite were…

A: Given A satellite is 100 miles above earth Mass of satellie = 100 kg We have to find the force of…

Q: What is justins mass if his weight on earth is 980.0N and his weight on the moon is 162.2 N?

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Q: s second law experiment, a plot between the 1/a and the added masses on the cart m, was plotted, the…

A: Since slope of 1a and mass m1 will gives the reciprocal of force applied so FF=18.7×10-5…

Q: To find the acceleration of a mass according to Newton you would need to know     Its total energy…

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Q: in the absolute gravity observation instruments, the body is released allowed to fall in a vacuum.…

A: By  S = ut + (1/2)gt^2 22 = 0 + (1/2)g ×2.118^2  g = 44/2.118^2 g = 9.81 m/s^2

Q: What is the value of g at an altitude of 12,000 km above Earth's surface? Consider: rEarth = 6.38 x…

A: Given data: Altitude (h) = 12000 km rearth = 6.38×106 m Mearth = 5.98×1024 kg Required: Acceleration…

Q: vo particles of equal mass (m) move in a cle of radius (r) under the action of their utual…

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Q: An object of mass m that is at rest on the surface of the Earth is transported to a height equal to…

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Q: The mass of an ear ring is 600mg. This mass in S.I. system is Oa. 600 x 10 kg Ob. 600 x 10³g Oc 69 O…

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Q: A 6.1 kg bowling ball and a 7.2 kg bowling ball are at rest on a rack. If the force of gravity…

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Q: Find the resultant force on (a) the mass m1 = 0.218 kg and (b) the mass m2 = 0.109 kg in the figure…

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Q: In the law of universal gravitation, Newton assumed that the force was proportional to the product…

A: let m1 and m2 be the mass of the first and second body and r is the distance between these two…

Q: Newton's universal law of gravitation states that every particle in the universe attracts every…

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Q: what is the gravitational constant in english unit?

A: Newton's law of gravitation says that gravitational force acting between two bodies is directly…

Q: Name the absolute unit and gravitational unit of force.

A: Si unit: The SI unit system is the system of units defined by the international organizations to…

Q: A satellite is 100 miles above the earth. It has a mass of 100 kg. If the mass of the satellite were…

A: Given:Mass of the satellite = 100 kgDistance of satellite from the earth = 100 miles

Q: Since all objects are “weightless” in orbit, how is it possible for anorbiting astronaut to tell if…

A: If an object is pushed by an astronaut, the acceleration indicates the mass of the object. The…

Q: Two objects, A and B, are released from rest in free space (no other masses are near). Object A has…

A: let the mass of A = m let the mass of B = M M>m

Q: Why the motion is independent on its mass?

A: Here talking about the motion of object . We have to define why the motion is independent of mass.

Q: Q (4) - In Newton's second law experiment, a student got the graph shown below. 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 틈 0.6…

A: It is known that slope of the graph is calculated by taking the ratio of change in y-coordinate to…

Q: Find the mass of an object (in kg) that weighs 2 kN at a height of 1800 km above the earth’s…

A: Given: W = 2 KN = 2000 N h =1800 km

Q: What is the difference (in N) in the weight of a 58.0 kg cougar as measured in a location where g1 =…

A: The weight of object is given by, W=mg   thus, W1=mg1     =58.0kg9.8095 m·s-2     =568.951 N   and,…

Q: A Mars satellite moving in an orbit of radius 9.4 x 103 k m takes 27540 s to complete one evolution.…

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Q: Why would an observer out in space see the earth orbiting the sun rather than the sun orbiting the…

A: Solution: Earth revolves around the sun

Q: A satellite is 200 miles above the earth. It has a mass of 150 kg. If the mass of the satellite or…

A: Convert 200 miles to kilometer.

Q: Two spherical objects have masses of 8000 kg and 1500 kg.  Their centers are separated by a distance…

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Q: Two particles have a mass of 8 kg and 12 kg, respectively. If they are 800 mm apart, determine the…

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Q: Where is the weight of body more , at the surface of the Earth or in a mine?

A: Value of acceleration due to gravity decreases as the depth of the object inside the earth…

Q: An apparatus like the one Cavendish used to find G has a large lead ball that is 5.9 kg in mass and…

A: Write the given values of the problem- masses- m1=5.9 Kgm2=0.047 Kg Distance(d)d=0.055 m

Q: A 1.0 kg object is brought to planet Mercury where the acceleration due to gravity is 0.38 times its…

A: Variation of mass on different planets:

Q: In an experiment to determine the acceleration due to gravity resulted in 9.6m/s^2 instead of…

A: Required : What resulted in the decrease in the acceleration due to the gravity in the experiment.

Q: Why is the force of gravity on you from the Earth much larger than the force of gravity on you from…

A: We know that the gravitational force is directly proportional to the masses and inversely…

Q: The weight of a 1 kg mass at the surface of the earth is

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