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8. neptune orbits the sun at an average distance of ( 4.495\times10^{12…

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  1. neptune orbits the sun at an average distance of ( 4.495\times10^{12}m ). if the mass of the sun is ( 1.99\times10^{30}kg ), and the mass of neptune is ( 1.024\times10^{26} ), what is the gravitational force between them? ( 4.53cdot10^{43}n ) ( 6.70cdot10^{20}n ) ( 1.01cdot10^{31}n ) ( 3.02cdot10^{33}n ) clear all

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the gravitational force formula

The formula for gravitational force is \(F = G\frac{m_1m_2}{r^2}\), where \(G = 6.67\times10^{- 11}\space N\cdot m^{2}/kg^{2}\), \(m_1\) is the mass of the Sun (\(m_1=1.99\times 10^{30}\space kg\)), \(m_2\) is the mass of Neptune (\(m_2 = 1.024\times10^{26}\space kg\)), and \(r\) is the average distance (\(r = 4.495\times10^{12}\space m\)).

Step2: Substitute the values into the formula

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Answer:

\(6.70\times 10^{20}\space N\) (the small difference is due to rounding in intermediate steps)