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find the free fall acceleration of an object on the surface of the Moon if the radius of the moon and its mass are 1740 kilometres and 77.4 into 10 ^ 22 kg respectively compare this value with three for acceleration of a body on the surface of the earth​

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Explanation:

Acceleration due to GRAVITY is given by

a = GM / R²

where

G = Universal gravitation constant

M = Mass of planet (or moon)

R = Radius of planet (or moon)

For moon

a = (6.674 × 10^-11 × 7.4 × 10^22)/(1740 × 10^3)^2

= 1.6 m/s²

Free fall acceleration of any body on moon is 1.6 m/s²

Comparison with Earth

Acceleration due to gravity of Earth = 9.8 m/s²

Earth / Moon = (9.8 m/s²) / (1.6 m/s²) = 6.125

Earth = 6.125 × Moon

Note: I've used the CORRECT value of mass of earth's moon i.e 7.4 × 10²² KG, not 77.4 × 10²² kg



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