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Saturn’s moon Titan has a mass of 1. 35 × 1023 kg. If Titan is 1. 19 × 106 km from Saturn, and Saturn’s mass is 5. 86 × 1026 kg, what is the gravitational force between Saturn and its moon? 2. 76 × 104 N 3. 29 × 107 N 3. 73 × 1021 N 4. 43 × 1030 N.

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Answer:

F = G M1 M2 / R^2

F = 6.67E-11 N-m^2/kg^2 * 1.35E23 * 5.86E26 / (1.19E9)^2 kg^2/m^2

F = 6.67 * 1.35 * 5.86 / 1.42 E20 N

F = 3.72E21 N

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