### Physics Problem: Gravitational Attraction of Compressed Matter Balls**Problem Statement:**Two identical tiny balls of highly compressed matter are 1.50 meters apart. When released in an orbiting space station, they accelerate toward each other at 2.00 cm/s². Given:- Separation distance (\( d \)): 1.50 m- Acceleration (\( a \)): 2.00 cm/s² \( = 0.02 \) m/s²- Gravitational constant (\( G \)): \( 6.67 \times 10^{-11} \) N \( \cdot \) m²/kg²**Question:**What is the mass of each of them?**Equation for gravitational force:**\[ F = G \frac{m_1 m_2}{d^2} \]Where:- \( F \) is the gravitational force,- \( G \) is the gravitational constant,- \( m_1 \) and \( m_2 \) are the masses of the balls,- \( d \) is the separation distance.Since the balls are identical, \( m_1 = m_2 = m \). Additionally, using Newton's second law of motion (\( F = ma \)), and substituting into the gravitational force equation, we get:\[ m \cdot a = G \frac{m^2}{d^2} \]\[ a = G \frac{m}{d^2} \]\[ m = \frac{a d^2}{G} \]**Calculation:**Plugging in the values:\[ m = \frac{0.02 \cdot (1.50)^2}{6.67 \times 10^{-11}} \]\[ m = \frac{0.02 \cdot 2.25}{6.67 \times 10^{-11}} \]\[ m = \frac{0.045}{6.67 \times 10^{-11}} \]\[ m \approx 6.75 \times 10^{8} \text{ kg} \]**Answer:**The mass of each ball is:\[ 6.75 \times 10^{8} \text{ kg} \]

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Two identical tiny balls of highly compressed matter are 1.50 apart. When released in an orbiting space station, they accelerate toward each other at 2.00 cm/s². (G= 6.67 x 10-11 N-m²/kg²) What is the mass of each of them? x 10 kg

Two identical tiny balls of highly compressed matter are 1.50 apart. When released in an orbiting space station, they accelerate toward each other at 2.00 cm/s². (G= 6.67 x 10-11 N-m²/kg²) What is the mass of each of them? x 10 kg

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