Two balls have their centers 2.0 m apart. One ball

Reese Estes

Reese Estes

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2022-05-13

Two balls have their centers 2.0 m apart. One ball has a mass of 8.0 kg. The other has a mass of 6.0 kg. What is the gravitational force between them?

Answer & Explanation

Adeline Shah

Adeline Shah

Beginner2022-05-14Added 18 answers

Step 1
Gravitation is defined as the attraction force that is generated among celestial bodies such as planets, stars, asteroids, and many more. These are bounded by the attractive force known as gravitational force. Every planet has its own value of gravitation. Moon and asteroids that revolve around the Earth are due to the gravitational pull. The gravitational force is dependent on the separation distance between the two bodies. Earth has its own gravity force known as acceleration due to gravity which always acts in the downward direction.
Lexi Chandler

Lexi Chandler

Beginner2022-05-15Added 2 answers

Step 2
Given data:
*The mass of the one ball is m 1 = 8   k g
*The mass of the other ball is m 2 = 6   k g
*The separation distance is r= 2 m.
Step 3
The expression for the gravitational force is given as,
F = G m 1 m 2 r 2
Here, G is the Universal Gravitational Constant and its value is 6.67 × 10 11 N m 2 / k g 2
Substitute the values in the above equation,
F = 6.67 × 10 11 N m 2 / k g × 2 8   k g × 6   k g ( 2 m ) 2 = 8 × 10 10 N
Step 4
Thus, the gravitational force is 8 × 10 10   N

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