PHYSICS FOR SCIEN & ENGNR W/MOD MAST
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Chapter 8, Problem 49P
(II) Determine the escape velocity from the Sun for an object (a) at the Sun’s surface (r = 7.0 × 105 km, M = 2.0 × 1030kg), and (b) at the average distance of the Earth (1.50 × 108 km). Compare to the speed of the Earth in its orbit.
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