In one hand, you hold a 0.12-kg apple, and in the other hand, a 0.20-kg orange. The apple and orange are separated by 0.75 m. What is the magnitude of the force of gravity that
(a) the orange exerts on the apple?
(b) the apple exerts on the orange?
Answer (3)
The orange exerts a gravitational force on the apple, which can be calculated using the formula for gravitational force. The apple exerts an equal and opposite** gravitational force** on the orange. ;
The force of gravity between two objects can be calculated using Newton's universal law of gravitation. The force the orange exerts on the apple, and vice versa, is 2.138 x 10^-11 N. However, the apple's force on the orange is in the opposite direction. ;
The gravitational force between the apple and the orange, calculated using Newton's law of universal gravitation, is approximately 2.842 × 1 0 − 12 N for both objects exerting force on each other. This force is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction according to Newton's third law. Therefore, the orange exerts this same force on the apple.
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