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Many people mistakenly believe that astronauts who orbit Earth are "above gravity." Calculate g for space shuttle territory, 200 km above Earth’s surface. Earth’s mass is 6.0 × 10 24 kg, and its radius is 6.38 × 10 6 m (6380 km). Your answer is what percentage of 9.8 m/s2?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Value of g at a height of 200 km

= GM / (R+h)²

= G is gravitational constant , M is mass of the earth , h is height

= 6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ x 6 x 10²⁴ / [(6380+200)² x 10⁶]

= 9.24 m / s²

Percentage of g

= (9.24 / 9.8 )x100

= 94.28 %

The value of g at 200 km height is 9.24 m[tex]s^{-2}[/tex] and it is 94.28% of the value of g at the surface of the earth.

Let m be the mass of any object at a height of 200 km above earth's surface, R be the radius of earth and M be the mass of earth.

At a height of 200 km, the net force

ma = GMm / (R+h)²

where G is gravitational constant, h is the height = 200 km  

   a = 6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ x 6 x 10²⁴ / [(6380+200)² x 10⁶]

  a = 9.24 m / s²

Comparing to g:

     = (9.24 / 9.8 )x100

    = 94.28 % of gravitational acceleration on earth's surface.

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