n astronaut on a spacewalk 200km above Earth drops a hammer (mass 2kg), which goes into orbit about the Earth (6x10^24kg , radius 6,400km). How long does it take the hammer to orbit Earth? The force of gravity between the Earth and hammer is?   a. 1.9 N      b. 19 N    c. 190 N    d. 1,900 N    e. 19,000 N

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An astronaut on a spacewalk 200km above Earth drops a hammer (mass 2kg), which goes into orbit about the Earth (6x10^24kg , radius 6,400km). How long does it take the hammer to orbit Earth?

The force of gravity between the Earth and hammer is?

  a.

1.9 N 

 

  b.

19 N 

  c.

190 N 

  d.

1,900 N 

  e.

19,000 N 

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