Question

Information about five planets is shown in the table below.

Planet Diameter (km) Mass (kg)
Mercury 4.88 x 10 3.3 x 1023
Jupiter 1.43 x 10 1.898 x 1027
Earth
1.28 104 5.97 x 1024
Mars
6.78 x 103 6.42 x 1023
Saturn
1.21 10% 5.68 x 1026
a) Write down the name of the planet with the greatest mass.
b) Work out the radius of Mercury giving your answer as an ordinary number.
c) Work out the difference between the masses of Jupiter and Saturn.
Give your answer in standard form.

Answer 1

(a)Jupiter

(b)24.4 km

(c)
`1.33 * 10^(27)$ kg`

Explanation:

Part A

The planet with the greatest ma.ss is Jupiter.

It has a ma.ss of
`1.898 X 10^(27)$ kg`

Part B

The diameter of Mercury = 4.88 X 10

Radius = Diameter/2

Therefore:

Radius of Mercury

`=(4.88 X 10)/(2)\\ =2.44 X 10\\=24.4$ km`

Part C

`M$a.ss of Saturn = 5.68 X 10^(26)\\$Mass of Jupiter = 1.898 X 10^(27)\\$Difference in their ma.ss =(1.898 X 10^(27))-(5.68 X 10^(26))\\=1.33 * 10^(27)$ kg`