Consider two students, a 65 kg guy and a 50 kg girl who are attracted to each other, gravitationally, that is. They sit next to each other in Physics class which means there is 1.5m between their centers. What is the magnitude of the force of gravity between these two students? (Note: G=0.000000000667 Nm2/kg2)
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Thanks, but can you show procedure?
To calculate the magnitude of the force of gravity between two objects, we can use the formula:
F = (G * m1 * m2) / r^2
Where:
F is the magnitude of the gravitational force
G is the gravitational constant (0.000000000667 Nm2/kg2)
m1 and m2 are the masses of the two objects
r is the distance between their centers
In this case, the mass of the guy is 65 kg, the mass of the girl is 50 kg, and the distance between them is 1.5 m.
Plugging in these values into the formula, we have:
F = (0.000000000667 * 65 * 50) / (1.5^2)
Simplifying this equation gives:
F = (0.000000000667 * 65 * 50) / 2.25
F ≈ 0.000000001003 N
Therefore, the magnitude of the force of gravity between these two students is approximately 0.000000001003 N.