antphany said:Homework Statement
what is the gravitational field strength on the surface of a star that has a radius of 5.0 x 10^6km and a mass of 6.0 x 10^33 kg
Homework Equations
i tried the F=G MM/r^2
The Attempt at a Solution
answer was rly weird and off
Gravitation field strength, also known as gravitational acceleration, is a physical quantity that measures the force of gravity on an object due to another object's mass and distance.
Gravitation field strength can be calculated using the equation F = G(m1m2)/r^2, where F is the force of gravity, G is the universal gravitational constant, m1 and m2 are the masses of the two objects, and r is the distance between them.
The unit of measurement for gravitation field strength is meters per second squared (m/s^2).
The gravitation field strength is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two objects. This means that as the distance between two objects increases, the gravitation field strength decreases.
Gravitation field strength is a measure of the force of gravity on an object at a specific point, while gravitational force is the actual force of attraction between two objects due to their masses and distance. Gravitation field strength is a vector quantity, while gravitational force is a scalar quantity.