Q11 of 38 Page 59

If the mass of sun were ten times smaller and gravitational constant G were ten times larger in magnitudes -

Given:


New gravitational constant G’ = 10G


Ms’ = Ms/10


Gravitational field due to earth is given by



Force on the man due to sun



Where r = distance between centre of sun and man


Since rR the effect due to sun can be neglected and the gravity pull will increase. Due to it, walking on the ground can be difficult


As the acceleration due to gravity g increases, the raindrops fall much faster than usual


Also, airplanes will have to travel much faster to overcome the increased gravitational pull of the earth

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