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Q.Find the gravitational force between the Sun and the Earth. Given Mass of the Sun = 1.99×10301.99\times10^{30} kg, Mass of the Earth = 5.98×10245.98\times10^{24} kg, the average distance between the Earth and the Sun = 1.5×10111.5\times10^{11} m.

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Using F=GM1M2r2F=\dfrac{GM_1M_2}{r^2} with G=6.67×10−11G=6.67\times10^{-11} N m^2/kg^2, MSun=1.99×1030M_{Sun}=1.99\times10^{30} kg, MEarth=5.98×1024M_{Earth}=5.98\times10^{24} kg, r=1.5×1011r=1.5\times10^{11} m:

Numerator: GMSunMEarth=6.67×10−11×1.99×1030×5.98×1024GM_{Sun}M_{Earth}=6.67\times10^{-11}\times1.99\times10^{30}\times5.98\times10^{24}. First 6.67×1.99=13.276.67\times1.99=13.27, giving 1.327×10201.327\times10^{20}; then 1.327×5.98=7.9361.327\times5.98=7.936, giving 7.936×10447.936\times10^{44}.

Denominator: r2=(1.5×1011)2=2.25×1022r^2=(1.5\times10^{11})^2=2.25\times10^{22}. …

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