Question: (a) Use data from Appendix F to calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the moon. (b) Calculate the friction force on a walking 65-kg
(a) Use data from Appendix F to calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the moon.
(b) Calculate the friction force on a walking 65-kg astronaut carrying a 43-kg instrument pack on the moon if the coefficient of kinetic friction at her hip joint is 0.0050.
(c) What would be the friction force on earth for this astronaut?
Appendix F:
Fundamental Physical Constants*

Other Useful Constants*

Astronomical Data

Prefixes for Powers of 10

Name Symbol Value 2.99792458 x 10 m/s 1.602176487(40) 10-1 c 6.67428(67) 10-1! N m/kg 6.62606896(33) 10-34 J .s 1.3806504(24) 1023 J/K 6.02214179(30) 1023 molecules/mol 8.314472(15) J/mol K 9.10938215(45) 10-31 kg 1.672621637(83) 10-27 kg 1.674927211(84) 10-27 kg 4m x 10-7 Wb/Am 8.854187817... 10-12 C/N m? 8.987551787... 10 N m/C Speed of light in vacuum Magnitude of charge of electron Gravitational constant G Planck's constant Boltzmann constant k NA Avogadro's number Gas constant Mass of electron me Mass of proton Mass of neutron Permeability of free space Permittivity of free space 1/Hc2 1/4 Mechanical equivalent of heat Standard atmospheric pressure Absolute zero Electron volt Atomic mass unit Electron rest energy Volume of ideal gas (0C and 1 atm) Acceleration due to gravity (standard) 4.186 J/cal (15 calorie) 1.01325 x 10 Pa 1 atm OK -273.15C 1.602176487(40) 10-19 J 1.660538782(83) x 10-27 kg 0.510998910(13) MeV 22.413996(39) liter/mol 9.80665 m/s? 1 eV mc
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