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Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on Venus. The radius of Venus is about 6.06 x 106 m and its mass is 4.88 x 1024 kg.
______m/s^2 (downward)
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- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
Force of gravity on object is m mass of object * acceleration ( meter/sec^2)
Force of gravity between planet and object is F = G mM/R^2 where R is center to center
you do not know G but on earth F = G mM/R^2 and measure A is 9.8 meter/Sec^2
think that is what physics courses require
notice Mass of the planets and radius of seperation are dominant
G is experimental, m earth and M Venus can be computed by moon earth sun orgbit mechanics
it is NOT easy or obvious. Newton was pretty smart
Source(s): BS physics