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.


We know that,

F = G× (i)


Gravitational constant, G = 6.7 × 10-11 Nm2/kg2


Mass of earth, m1 = 6 × 1024 kg


Mass of sun, m2 = 2 × 1030 kg


Distance between the earth and the sun, r= 1.5 × 1011 m


Now, putting all these values in (i), we get:


F =


F = 3.57 × 1022 N


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