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Universal Gravitational Concepts and Mathematics

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A 35 kg object is on the surface of Venus. Venus has a mass of 4.87x10^24 kg and a radius of 6.05x10^6
m. What is the weight of the object on Venus?
35 N
35 kg
0 343 kg
311 N
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First of all, weight is a force typically measured in Newtons. So right away, you can eliminate 35 kg and 343 kg from the given choices.

The object's weight F on Venus as given by the universal law of gravitation is

F = G (35 kg) (4.87 x 10²⁴ kg) / (6.05 x 10⁶ m)²

where G = 6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ N•m²/kg² is the gravitational constant. You would find the weight of the object to be

F ≈ 310.8 N

so the closest answer is 311 N.

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