Physics
How is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth related to it's mass and radius ?
Laws of Motion
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The value of 'g' on earth depends on the value of mass and radius of earth.
Let, g be the acceleration due to gravity of earth of mass M and radius R.
By newton's law of motion, the force due to gravity on a body of mass m on it's surface will be
F = mass x acceleration due to gravity
or F = mg [Equation 1]
By Newton's gravitational law, this attractive force is given by
F = [Equation 2]
From eqn. 1 and 2 we get,
⇒ acceleration due to gravity g = .
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