Two identical 6.8kg balls are in contact with one another. The gravitational attraction between the balls is 6.2E-08 N A. What is the radius of one of these balls?

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Given that the mass of each ball is m = 6.8 kg

The distance between them is d = 2r

Here, r is the radius of the ball.

The gravitational force of attraction is

[tex]F=\text{ 6.2}\times10^{-8}\text{ N}[/tex]

We have to find the radius of the ball.

The gravitational force formula is

[tex]F=\frac{Gmm}{(2r)^2}[/tex]

Here, the universal gravitational constant is

[tex]G=\text{ 6.67}\times10^{-11}Nm^2kg^{-2}[/tex]

The radius will be

[tex]\begin{gathered} r=\sqrt[]{\frac{Gmm}{4F}} \\ =\sqrt[]{\frac{6.67\times10^{-11}\times6.8\times6.8}{4\times6.2\times10^{-8}}} \\ =\text{ 0.114 m} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Thus, the radius of one of these balls is 0.114 m

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