What is the size of the force of gravity between the Earth with a mass of 5.98 x #10^14# and the Sun that has a mass of 1.99 x #10^30# if the distance separating the earth and the sun is 1.50x#10^11# m ?

1 Answer
Mar 12, 2017

As per Law of Universal Gravitation the force of attraction #F_G# between two bodies of masses #M_1 and M_2# located at a distance distance #r# from each other is given as

#F_G =G (M_1.M_2)/r^2# .......(1)

Where #G# is the proportionality constant.
It has the value #6.67408 xx 10^-11 m^3 kg^-1 s^-2#

Inserting given values we get
#F_G =6.67408 xx 10^-11 xx(5.98 xx 10^24xx1.99 xx 10^30)/(1.50xx10^11)^2#
#=>F_G =3.53 xx 10^22N#
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There appears to be typo error in writing mass of earth. In the calculations this has been corrected.