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planet jorsk has a mass of 48.494 x 1025 kg, and radius is 21.6 x 103 miles, what would be the gravitational acceleration on the surface of jorsk in m/s2? use g

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The gravitational acceleration on the surface of planet Jorsk is approximately 0.92 m/s^2.

To calculate the gravitational acceleration on the surface of planet Jorsk, we can use Newton's Law of Gravitation. The formula is given by:

g = (G * M) / r^2

Where g is the gravitational acceleration, G is the gravitational constant (6.67 × 10^-11 Nm^2/kg^2), M is the mass of the planet (48.494 × 10^25 kg) and r is the radius of the planet (21.6 × 10^3 miles).

First, we need to convert the radius from miles to meters. Since 1 mile is equal to 1609 meters, the radius of Jorsk in meters is: r = 21.6 × 10^3 miles * 1609 m/mile = 34.7136 × 10^6 meters.

Now we can substitute the values into the formula:

g = (6.67 × 10^-11 Nm^2/kg^2 * 48.494 × 10^25 kg) / (34.7136 × 10^6 meters)^2 = 0.92 m/s^2.

Therefore, the gravitational acceleration on the surface of planet Jorsk is approximately 0.92 m/s^2.

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