Planet X has a mass 5.46 times that of the Earth and a radius4.28 times the radius of the Earth. What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface ofPlanet X, measured in units of g (the gravitational acceleration onthe surface of the Earth)? Answer in units of g. Please show work...I am stuck on this problem. Planet X has a mass 5.46 times that of the Earth and a radius4.28 times the radius of the Earth. What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface ofPlanet X, measured in units of g (the gravitational acceleration onthe surface of the Earth)? Answer in units of g. Please show work...I am stuck on this problem.
Explanation / Answer
te accleration due to gravity on a planet g = GM /R^2 M = mass of the planet R = radius for Xplanet g' = GM' / R'^2 =G(5.46M) / (4.23R)^2 = 0.305 g