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Newtons Law of Universal Gravitation

Every body in the universe attracts every other body with a force that is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the bodies.

Newtons Law of Universal Gravitation

When 2 masses are separated by a distance (r)
r
Fg m1 -Fg m2

m1 m2 11 F G 2 ; G 6.67 10 ( r
The proportionality constant, G is called the universal gravitational constant. Its value in the SI system of units is, G = 6.67 10-11Nm2/kg2.
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The Law of Universal gravitation states that every object in the universe is attracted to every other object in the Universe!
Greater the masses = greater the force of attraction Greater the distance = smaller the force of attraction

The more mass an object has, the greater its force of attraction. You are extremely attractive.

Sample Problems
Find the gravitational attractive force between two identical 50 g spheres with centers .8 meters apart?
G = 6.67x10-11 N m2/kg2

So you use the equation Fg = GMm/r2 Fg = 6.67E-11*.05*.05/.82 Fg = 2.61E-13 N

Weight and Gravitational Attraction.

1. Find the weight of a 75 kg person on the planet earth.
W= 75 X 9.8=735 N

2. Find the gravitational force of attraction between a 75 kg person and the Earth?
mearth = 5.98 x 1024 kg rearth = 6.37 x 106 m

Fg = GMm/r2= 6.67E-11(5.98E24 )(75) / (6.37E6)2 Fg = 737.46 N

Acceleration Due to Gravity

Calculate g for planet Earth at sea level.

Example 6
The mass of the Hubble Space Telescope is 11,600 kg. Determine the weight of the telescope (a) when it was resting on the earth and (b) as it is in its orbit 598 km above the earth's surface. Mearth = 5.98 x 1024 kg Rearth = 6.37 x 106 m G = 6.67 x 10-11 N m2/kg2

Answer: 114, 027 N =25,623 lbs 95,295 N = 21,414 lbs

INNER SPACE
Down in a cave below the surface of the earth there is: a) More gravity than at the earths surface b) Less gravity than at the earths surface c) The same gravity as at the surface

Newtons Law of Universal Gravitation:

Conceptual Questions 1. The moon and the Earth are attracted to each other by gravitational force. Does the more massive earth attract the moon with a greater force than the moon attracts Earth? Explain. 2. What happens to the gravitational force between two masses when the distance between the masses is doubled? 3. If the Earth were twice as massive but remained the same size, what would happen to the value of G? g? 4. Jupiter has about 300 times the mass of Earth and about 10 times earths radius. Estimate the size of g on the surface of Jupiter.

Cannonball
A cannonball is fired horizontally from a tall mountain to the ground below. Because of gravity, it strikes the ground with increased speed. A second cannonball is fired fast enough to go into circular orbit but gravity does not increase its speed. Why

Refer to #19 & #23 in conceptual physics

MOON MOTION
Draw a FBD and sum the forces acting on the moon as it orbits the earth. If the moon orbits the earth every 27.3 days at a radius of 3.8 x 108 meters. Determine the velocity and the acceleration due to gravity that the moon experiences.

Speed of a Satellite:

M m e Fg = G _________ = ____ r r

2 mv

Speed of a Satellite:

v=

GMe r

v = velocity (m/s) G = gravitational constant

Me = mass of Earth (kg)

r = distance to center of the Earth (m)

Satellites
What is the minimum velocity needed for a satellite to stay in orbit at 1500 km above the earths surface. Given Mearth = 5.98 x 1024 kg Rearth = 6.37 x 106 m
And the answer is. 7913.047866 m/s

TREETOP ORBIT

If the earth had no air (atmosphere) or mountains to interfere, could a satellite given adequate initial velocity orbit arbitrarily close to the earths surface provided it did not touch? a) Yes, it could. b) No, orbits are only possible at a sufficient distance above the earths surface where gravitation is reduced. Explain.