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PP10604-1: What must the separation be between a 5.2 kg particle and a 2.4 kg particle for their gravitational attraction to have a magnitude of 2.3 x10-12 N?. PP10604-05. PP10604-07: How far from Earth must a space probe be along a line toward the Sun so that the Sun's gravitational pull on the
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1. Solutions: Physics 106 Practice Problem Set 9 Newton’s Law of Gravitation SJ 7th & 8th Ed.: Chap 13.1 to 2, 13.4 to 5 FOP 7th Ed.: Chap 13.1 to 6 AP Chap 19.1 to 6 Lecture 9 topics:
Historical overview
Newton’s inverse-square law of gravitation
Force
Gravitational acceleration “g”
Superposition
Gravitation near the Earth’s surface
Gravitation inside the Earth (concentric shells)
Gravitational potential energy
Related to the force by integration
A conservative force means it is path independent
Escape velocity