Two objects have equal mass and are 1 meter away from each other. How much mass must each mass have to exert an interactive force of 1 N?
1 Answer
Apr 12, 2018
122406 kg = 135 US tons
Explanation:
Recall Newton's law of gravitation.
#F_i = (Gm_1m_2)/r^2#
And since
#F_i = (Gm_1^2)/r^2#
The radius is the distance between the two objects, and
#1 = (Gm_1^2)/1^2#
#1 = Gm_1^2#
Using
This is approximately equal to
Hopefully this helps!