The mass of the Sun using Newton’s version of Kepler’s third law and the data of Earth.
Answer to Problem 90A
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Mass of Earth is,
Mean distance of Sun from the Earth is
Time taken by Earth to circle the Sun is,
Formula used:
Newton’s version of Kepler’s third law: Period of a Planet orbiting the Sun is
Where,
Calculation:
The value of gravitational constant is
Using all the known values in above formula of Time period, the mass of Sun can be calculated as,
Conclusion:
Thus, the mass of the Sun is
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