The distance between the sun and the earth is about 1.5 x10 11 m what is the gravitational force

Given: MS = 1.99 × 1030 kg, ME = 5.98 × 1024 kg, R = 1.5 × 1011 m

To find: Gravitational force between the Sun and the Earth (F)

Formula: F = `("Gm"_1"m"_2)/"r"^2`

Calculation: As, we know, G = 6.67 × 10–11 N m2/kg2

From formula,

F = `("GM"_"s""M"_"E")/"R"^2`

`= (6.67 xx 10^-11 xx 1.99 xx 10^30 xx 5.98 xx 10^24)/(1.5 xx 10^11)^2`

∴ F = `(6.67 xx 1.99 xx 5.98)/2.25 xx 10^21`

= antilog{(log(6.67) + log(1.99) + log(5.98) - log(2.25)} × 1021

= antilog{(0.8241) + (0.2989) + (0.7767) - (0.3522)} × 1021 

= antilog{1.5475} × 1021

= 35.28 × 1021 

= 3.5 × 1022 N

The gravitational force between the Sun and the Earth is = 3.5 × 1022 N.

Calculate the force of gravitation between the earth and the sun, given that the mass of the earth =6 × 1024 kg and of the sun =2 × 1030 kg. The average distance between the two is 1.5 × 1011 m.

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