Question

If the mass of the egg is 60 grams (0.06 Kg), and the mass of your device is 0.5 Kg, calculate the Force of Gravity on your device with the egg included. [F = m*a, acceleration from gravity is 9.8 m/s2]

Answer 1

Force of gravity is 5.488 N.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Mass of the egg (m) = 60 g = 0.06 kg

Mass of the device (M) = 0.5 kg

Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.8 m/s²

Combined mass of the egg and device is the sum of the two masses. So,

Combined mass = Mass of egg + Mass of device

Combined mass =
`m+M=0.06+0.05=0.56` kg

According to Newton's second law, the net force acting on a system is equal to the product of its mass and acceleration acting on it due to the force.

Here, the force is gravitational pull of Earth. So, acceleration will be acceleration due to gravity.

Therefore, the force of gravity acting on the combined mass system is given as:

`F_g=(m+M)g\\\\F_g=0.56* 9.8\\\\F_g=5.488\ N`

Force of gravity is 5.488 N.