The mass of the Sun is 1.99 * 1030 kg. Jupiter is 7.79 * 108 km away from the Sun and has a mass of 1.90 * 1027 kg. The gravitational force between the Sun and Jupiter to three significant figures is * 1023 N.

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Mina Hatfield

5 July, 21:43

The mass of the Sun is 1.99 * 1030 kg. Jupiter is 7.79 * 108 km away from the Sun and has a mass of 1.90 * 1027 kg. The gravitational force between the Sun and Jupiter to three significant figures is * 1023 N.

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Stella Walsh · Answer 1

The gravitational force is calculated by the formula: F = Gm₁m₂/r²; where G is the gravitational constant 6.67 x10^-11 N-m2/kg2, m₁ and m₂ are the masses in kg, and r (in meters) is the distance between the two masses.

Plugging in the given values, we have:

F = (6.67x10^-11 N-m²/kg²) (1.99x10^30 kg) (1.90x10^27 kg) / (7.79x10^11 m) ²

F = 4.16 x10^23 N