What is its weight on the surface of Io?

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What is its weight on the surface of Io?

At the surface of Jupiter's moon Io, the acceleration due to gravity is 1.81 . A watermelon has a weight of 52.0 at the surface of the earth. In this problem, use 9.81 for the acceleration due to gravity on earth.

2007-10-08 15:46:25 · 3 answers · asked by Natiphy2007 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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on earth,W=mg--->m=W\g= 52\9.81= 5.3kg for the mass of the body and since mass is constant,
so on the surface of io:W=5.3*1.81=9.593 Newtons.

2007-10-08 15:54:13 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Eddie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Surface Of Io

2016-12-18 05:13:32 · answer #2 · answered by cornatzer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

1.81/9.81 = X/52

X = 52*1.81/9.81 = 9.594

2007-10-08 16:41:33 · answer #3 · answered by gatorbait 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋