Astronomers have observed a small, massive object at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. A ring of material orbits this massive object; the ring has a diameter of about 18 light years and an orbital speed of about 180 km/s .

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Q: A satellite orbits a planet at 7000m/s in 100 minutes. What is the mass of the planet? b. What is…

A: Velocity of satellite = 7000m/s  time = 100 min =6000 sec we have to calculate mass of the planet.

Q: f a Spacex Starlink satellite orbits the Earth at a height of 326.85 km above the Earth's surface…

A: Solution: Given that Earth's radius r= 6370 km = 6370x 103 m Earth's mass m = 5.98 x1024 kg G=6.67x…

Q: The center of a moon of mass m = 8 × 1023 kg is a distance D = 97 × 105 km from the center of a…

A: (a) Analyze the diagram of the given situation. Here, m, M, mo, D, x, and (D-x) represent the mass…

Q: If you weigh 655 N on the earth, what would be your weight on the surface of a neutron star that has…

A: The gravitational force on Earth is equivalent to the force which the Earth exerts on you.…

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Q: Astronomers are constantly discovering new planets orbiting nearby stars. In the following…

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Q: What would be the weight of a 3 kg mass on a planet where the gravitational acceleration is 10 m/s2?…

A: We know thatW=mghereW=weight of objectm=mass of objectg=gravity acceleration

Q: Suppose that the Earth were collapsed to the size of a small ball bearing, becoming a black hole.…

A: Mass of earth M = 6 × 1024 Kg  Gravitation constant G = 6.67 × 10-11 Nm2 /kg

Q: 1. The gravitational force of attraction between the earth and the sun is 1.6×1023 N. What would be…

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Q: Every few hundred years most of the planets line up on the same side of the Sun. Part A Calculate…

A: Gravitational force can be expressed as, F=Gm1m2r2

Q: The gravitational field a distance r inside a spherical cloud of radius R and total mass M is given…

A: Given, Gravitational field, g=-GNMR4r2

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Q: The Hubble Space Telescope orbits the surface of the Earth at an altitude of 568 km. (a) What is the…

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Q: Astronomers are constantly discovering new planets orbiting nearby stars. In the following…

A: Your answer is (a). 8.98Fg                             (b).  2.361Fg…

Q: A typical neutron star may have a mass equal to that of the Sun (m = 1.99x1030kg) but a radius of…

A: Given: The mass of sun is m=1.99 x1030 kg. The radius is R=10 km. The distance of object on star is…

Q: n how the gravitational field strength AND Force of gravity would differ or be similar for a 10 kg…

A: The gravitational field strength:-  We know that the Gravitational field strength is the gravity of…

Q: Two spherical asteroids have mases as follows: m1 = 1.0 x 10^20 kg and m2 = 3 x 10^20 kg. The…

A: Given data:  Mass of first asteroid (m1) = 1.0×1020 kg Mass of second asteroid (m2) = 3×1020 kg…

Q: The initial velocity of the center of mass of the system is zero. Find the magnitude ?S of the…

A: The center of mass of x coordinate initial is similar to the center of mass of x coordinate final.…

Q: If you weigh 650 N on the earth, what would be your weight on the surface of a neutron star that has…

A: The weight of the person on the surface of the Earth is,Substitute the values, to find the mass of…

Q: A) Calculate the orbital radius of a satellite in geosynchronous orbit (Answer in Unit of Km) B)…

A: Part a) Geosynchronous orbits remain in the same position relative to ground all the time.  To find…

Q: In introductory physics laboratories, a typical Cavendish balance for measuring the gravitational…

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Q: a) Observations and trigonometry can be used to determine that Earth's moon has an orbital period of…

A: Given data: Orbital period of moon, T=27.32 days Orbital radius, r=384400 km our question is to…

Q: Center of Mass. c) The mass of the Sun is 2x1030 kg. The distance between the Earth and the Sun is…

A: Given, The mass of the sun =  2×1030 kg = M1 The mass of the Earth = 6×1024 kg = M2 Take the center…

Q: What is the gravitational field (in N/Kg)1.400 ×105 km above the surface of the sun ? radius of the…

A: Gravitational field depends on mass & radius of object as well as distance from it. Given…

Q: mass of the black hole? The mass of the sun is M, = 1.99 x 1050 kg. (Give your answer in terms of…

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Q: What is the gravitational force experienced by mass C in the figure below ylm) A .3 kg 10 m:5 kg m:…

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Q: Nothing can escape the event horizon of a black hole, not even light. You can think of the event…

A: Schwarzschild radius, also known as gravitational radius, the radius beneath which the gravitational…

Q: Which one of the following plots represents the variation of gravitational field on a particle with…

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Q: If you weigh 685 N on the earth, what would be your weight on the surface of a neutron star that has…

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Q: Annaliese (55.0 kg) stands on the top of Mount Everest a. If her force due to gravity is 537.5N, how…

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Q: Suppose two worlds, each having mass M and radius R, coalesce into a single world. Due to…

A: Given data Mass of each world is M Radius of each World is R Radius of the combined world is 34R

Q: The Oort Cloud extends out to (possibly) one light-year from the sun. Objects in the Oort Cloud are…

A: Given that:- Force on the object  Fg=GMm/r^2

Q: .) Which of the following quantities would change the speed the satellite needs to orbit at? a.)the…

A: Orbital velocity  V0=GM/r             r= R+H     M= Mass of Mars GIVEN mmars = 6.4191 x 1023 kgrmars…

Q: Describe the dependence of gravitational force with mass of planet, mass of object and distance…

A: Given : The force of attraction on a body by earth is called gravitational force. Example : The…

Q: On October 15, 2001, a planet was discovered orbiting around the star HD68988. Its orbital distance…

A: Distance of planet from center of star R = 10.5 million km  Orbital period T = 6.3 days. We need to…

Q: Hunting a black hole. Observations of the light from a certain star indicate that it is part of a…

A: Given: v = 270km/s T = 15days m1 = 5.7Ms

Q: Let G be the universal gravitational constant and mp be the mass of the planet a satellite is…

A: Given data: The universal gas constant is G. The mass of planet is mp.

Q: a. Find the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of a neutron star of mass 1.5 solar masses…

A: Given data: Mass of the Neutron star is, M= 1.5 Solar mass=1.5×1.9891 × 1030=2.98365 ×1030 kg Radius…

Q: If the gravitational acceleration is g=GM/r^2, what gravitational acceleration does a particle feel…

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Q: What is the mass of the sun using the period of the Earth which is 365 days and its distance from…

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Q: Suppose you conduct an experiment and determine that g = 9.74 m/s² . If you assume that g = 9.81…

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Q: With the mass of earth as 5.9722×10 to the 24 kg. and the mass of the moon is 7.38 x10 to the…

A: Mass of Earth = M = 5.9722×1024 kg Mass of Moon = m = 7.38 x1022 kg Distance = r = 384790 km =…

Q: A binary star system consists of two stars of masses m1 and m2. The stars, which gravitationally…

A: A binary system consists of two stars of masses m1 and m2. The force on both the stars is equal.

Q: A typical neutron star may have a mass equal to that of the Sun (m =1.99x10 30 kg) but a radius of…

A: a) Let the radius of the star be R and the mass of the star be m. In this case, R = 10×103 m m =…