What is the weight in dynes of a 13.0-ton lunar probe when it is on the surface on the Moon? (not metric ton) The acceleration due to gravity at the Moon's surface is g = 162.6 cm/s.

Respuesta :

Answer: [tex]2.11\times 10^9dyne[/tex]  

Explanation:

Weight of an object is the force acting on an object by virtue of its mass.

weight=[tex]mass\times acceleration[/tex]

Given : mass = 13.0 ton =13000 kg   (1ton =1000 kg)

acceleration due to gravity = [tex]162.6cm/s^2=1.626m/s^2[/tex]

[tex](1m=100cm)[/tex]

Putting in the values we get,

Weight=[tex]13000kg\times 1.626m/s^2=21138kgms^{-2}=21138N[/tex]

[tex](1kgms^{-2}=1Newton(N))[/tex]

Weight=[tex]21138\times 10^5=2.11\times 10^9dyne[/tex]  

[tex](1Newton(N)=10^5dyne)[/tex]