Question

Two bowling balls each have a mass of 8.3 kg. They are located next to each other with their centers 0.165 m apart. What gravitational force do they exert on each other

Answer 1

Hello!

We can use the equation of Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation to solve for the Force of Gravity:

`F_g = (Gm_1m_2)/(r^2)`

Fg = Gravitational Force (N)
G = Gravitational Constant (6.67 × 10⁻¹¹ Nm²/kg²)

m1, m2 = masses (both 8.3 kg in this situation)

r = distance between the center of masses of the objects (0.165 m)

Plug in the given values and solve.

`F_g = ((6.67 * 10^(-11))(8.3)(8.3))/((0.165^2)) = \boxed{1.6878 * 10^(-7) N}`