Two laptop computers each have a mass of 2 kg. If they are 0.5 m apart on a desk, what is the gravitational force between them? G = 6.67 × 10-11 N⋅(m/kg)2
Answer:
\(F = 1.067 \times 10^{-9} N\)
Explanation:
As we know that the gravitational force between two masses is given as
\(F = \frac{Gm_1m_2}{r^2}\)
here we know that
\(m_1 = m_2 = 2 kg\)
also we know that
\(r = 0.5 m\)
\(G = 6.67 \times 10^{-11} Nm^2/kg^2\)
so the force between two masses is given as
\(F = \frac{(6.67 \times 10^{-11})(2)(2)}{0.5^2}\)
\(F = 1.067 \times 10^{-9} N\)