a) Calculate the acceleration of gravity on the surface of the Sun. The mass of the Sun is Msun = 1.99 x 1030 kg, the radius of the Sun is rSun = 6.96 x 108 m, and G= 6.67 × 10-11 N. m²/kg². m/s² (b) By what factor would your weight increase if you could stand on the Sun? (Never mind that you can't.) Fg, Sun = Fg, Earth

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(a) Calculate the acceleration of gravity on the surface of the Sun. The mass of the Sun is Msun = 1.99 x 1030 kg, the radius of the Sun is sun
G = 6.67 × 10-¹¹ N. m²/kg².
m/s²
(b) By what factor would your weight increase if you could stand on the Sun? (Never mind that you can't.)
Fg, Sun
Fg, Earth
6.96 × 108 m, and
Transcribed Image Text:(a) Calculate the acceleration of gravity on the surface of the Sun. The mass of the Sun is Msun = 1.99 x 1030 kg, the radius of the Sun is sun G = 6.67 × 10-¹¹ N. m²/kg². m/s² (b) By what factor would your weight increase if you could stand on the Sun? (Never mind that you can't.) Fg, Sun Fg, Earth 6.96 × 108 m, and
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Mass of the sun is M subscript S u n end subscript equals 1.99 cross times 10 to the power of 30 space kg

Radius of the sun is r subscript S u n end subscript equals 6.96 cross times 10 to the power of 8 space straight m divided by straight s

Universal gravitational constant is G equals 6.67 cross times 10 to the power of negative 11 end exponent space Nm squared divided by kg squared

Note:

1 space space straight N equals 1 space kg times straight m divided by straight s squared

Find:

(a) Acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Sun.

(b) The ratio of weight of a person on the sun to weight on the earth or the factor by which the weight increases when the person standing on the sun.

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