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planet a has twice the mass of planet b. from this info what can we conclude about the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of plant a

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Answer: acceleration due to gravity of planet a would be twice that of planet b. Given that the radius are thesame.

Step-by-step explanation:

Acceleration due to gravity is as a result of the gravitational force of attraction of a planet to its centre.

g = GM/r^2

Where;

g = acceleration due to gravity

G = gravitational constant

M = mass of planet

r = radius of planet

Given that the two planet have the same radius, if the mass of planet a is twice the mass of planet b the the acceleration due to gravity of planet a would be twice that of planet b, because acceleration due to gravity is directly proportional to the mass of the planet.

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