A 0.1 g spider is suspended from a thread. What is the tension in the thread?

1 Answer
Jan 1, 2017

Tension = (1xx10^-4)(9.8) = 9.8xx10^-4N=(1×104)(9.8)=9.8×104N

Explanation:

Vertical tension of an object (or spider) from a surface (thread) is calculated by multiplying the mass of the spider by Earth's gravitational acceleration constant, g, of 9.8m/s^29.8ms2

We convert any mass into kilograms, 1000 grams are in 1 kilogram so we divide the 0.1 gram by 1000.

so if there is only one object involved then the equation is mass(g)mass(g) or 0.0001kgxx9.8m/s^20.0001kg×9.8ms2