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IV. Exercises · Q9

Q.Suppose unknowingly you wrote the universal gravitational constant value as G=6.67×1011G = 6.67\times10^{11} instead of the correct value G=6.67×10−11G = 6.67\times10^{-11}, what is the acceleration due to gravity g′g' for this incorrect GG? According to this new acceleration due to gravity, what will be your weight W′W'?

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Step 1. The correct value is G=6.67×10−11G=6.67\times10^{-11}, while the mistaken value used is G′=6.67×1011G'=6.67\times10^{11}.

Step 2. The ratio between them is G′G=6.67×10116.67×10−11=1022\dfrac{G'}{G}=\dfrac{6.67\times10^{11}}{6.67\times10^{-11}}=10^{22}.

Step 3. Since g=GMe/Re2g=GM_e/R_e^2 is directly proportional to GG (with MeM_e and ReR_e unchanged), using the mistaken G′G' gives g′=1022 gg'=10^{22}\,g. …

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