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On which planet would a spaceship need the largest force to take off

User Gnikit
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in the planet of Jupiter because their is more gravity
User Dbquarrel
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Weight = mass * gravitational field strength
W = mg

The force to lift off is the force to overcome the force of weight.

As the mass doesn't change, the only variable affecting W is g, the gravitational field strength.

Which planet has the highest gravitational field strength, and that is your answer. (you probably have this in a data book or something, for reference, earth's gravitational field strength is 9.81 ms^-2 , sometimes simplified to 9.8 or 10)
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