Mercury, the smallest of the eight recognised planets, has a diameter of 4.88 10 6 m

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Mercury, the smallest of the eight recognised planets, has a diameter of 4.88 × 10m and a mean density of 5.4 × 103 kg m−3.
a. Calculate the gravitational field at its surface.
b. A man has a weight of 900 N on the Earth’s surface. What would his weight be on the surface of Mercury?

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Cambridge International AS And A Level Physics Coursebook

ISBN: 9781108859035

3rd Edition

Authors: David Sang, Graham Jones, Gurinder Chadha, Richard Woodside

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