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What Is the Gravitational Field Strength on the Surface of the Earth

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What is the gravitational field strength on the surface of the Earth? (G=6.67×1011 N m2/kg2\left(\mathrm{G}=6.67 \times 10-11 \mathrm{~N} \mathrm{~m}^{2} / \mathrm{kg}^{2}\right. , the mass of the Earth is 5.98×1024 kg5.98 \times 10^{24} \mathrm{~kg} , and the radius of the Earth is 6.38×106 m6.38 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{~m} .)


A) 10.1 N/kg10.1 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} .
B) 6.20 N/kg6.20 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} .
C) 20.3 N/kg20.3 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} .
D) 9.80 N/kg9.80 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} .
E) 3.40 N/kg3.40 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} .

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