Question

At the surface of Jupiter's moon Io, the acceleration due to gravity is 1.81 m/s2 . A watermelon has a weight of 44.0 N at the surface of the earth. In this problem, use 9.81 m/s2 for the acceleration due to gravity on earth.

Answer 1

Weight at the surface of Jupiter's moon Io is 8.13 N .

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

Acceleration due to gravity at the surface of Jupiter's moon is
`g_m=1.81\ m/s^2` .

Weight of watermelon in earth ,
`W=44\ N` .

Acceleration due to gravity at the surface of earth is
`g=9.81\ m/s^2` .

We know , weight is given by :

`W=mg\\m=(W)/(g)\\\\m=4.49\ kg`

Therefore , mass at the surface of Jupiter's moon Io is :

`W_m=mg_m\\\\W_m=4.49* 1.81\\\\W_m=8.13 \ N`

Hence , this is the required solution .