If mercury's inertia suddenly became zero, what would happen to the planet?
please tell me the answer i'm confused
2006-12-12 10:56:11 · 3 answers · asked by kelvin 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Since inertia is a property of mass, for it to be zero, the mass would also have to be zero. For the mass to be zero there can't be anything (not even light or other energy) there. So, there wouldn't be any planet there for anything to happen to.
So, you could just say, "The planet disappears altogether."
2006-12-12 11:01:25 · answer #1 · answered by xaviar_onasis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If inertia = 0 then its mass will = 0; if that happens the object will vanish. A object with out mass can not exist; there must be some kind of material at make the object up.(its impossible to have a material's mass=0)
2006-12-12 11:11:45 · answer #2 · answered by Sharks 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would get sucked into the sun by it's gravity
2006-12-12 10:58:02 · answer #3 · answered by xckid62 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋