THE MASS OF VENUS IS 81.5% OF THE EARTH AND ITS RADIUS IS 94.9% THAT OF THE EARTH. A)COMPUTE THE ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY ON THE SURFACE OF VENUS FROM THESE DATA.B)IF A ROCK WEIGHS 75.0N ON EARTH,WHAT WOULD IT WEIGH ON THE SURFACE OF VENUS?

Respuesta :

I'd just keep in mind the relationships for: g = 9.81 m/s² 
and universal gravitational acceleration: 
ie that: 
for MASS, its directly proportional: 
a mass that is 0.815 of Earth's would have a gravitational acceleration that's: 
0.815g 
and 
for RADIUS (R) of planet, it's inversely proportional to the square of R 
a planet with radius that's 0.949 of Earth's would have a gravitational acceleration of: 
(1/0.949)² = 1.11g 

the combination of these two effects would be: 
(0.815 • 1.11)g = 0.905g = 8.88 m/s²

Answer:

Part a)

[tex]g_{venus} = 8.87 m/s^2[/tex]

Part b)

[tex]W = 67.9 N[/tex]

Explanation:

As we know that the acceleration due to gravity is given as

[tex]g = \frac{GM}{R^2}[/tex]

where we know that

M = mass of planet

R = radius of planet

if we plug in mass of earth and radius of earth in above equation then we will have

[tex]g = 9.8 m/s^2[/tex]

now if we will find it for Venus

[tex]M = 0.815M_{earth}[/tex]

[tex]R = 0.949R_{earth}[/tex]

now from above formula again

[tex]g_{venus} = \frac{G(0.815M_{earth})}{(0.949R_{earth})^2}[/tex]

[tex]g_{venus} = 0.90g_{earth}[/tex]

[tex]g_{venus} = 0.90 \times 9.8[/tex]

[tex]g_{venus} = 8.87 m/s^2[/tex]

Part b)

If Rock weigh 75 N on surface of Earth

then we have

[tex]F_g = mg[/tex]

[tex]75 = m(9.8 m/s^2)[/tex]

[tex]m = 7.65 kg[/tex]

now on the surface of Venus its weight is given as

[tex]W = mg_{venus}[/tex]

[tex]W = 7.65 \times 8.87[/tex]

[tex]W = 67.9 N[/tex]