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The Moon (Mass 7.35×1022 kg7.35 \times 10^{22} \mathrm{~kg} ) Is Orbiting About the Earth (Mass

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The Moon (mass 7.35×1022 kg7.35 \times 10^{22} \mathrm{~kg} ) is orbiting about the Earth (mass 5.98×1024 kg5.98 \times 10^{24} \mathrm{~kg} ) at a radius of 3.85×1083.85 \times 10^{8} meters. The magnitude of the force of gravity on the Moon due to the Earth is (G=6.67×1011 N m2/kg2) \left(G=6.67 \times 10^{-11} \mathrm{~N} \mathrm{~m}^{2} / \mathrm{kg}^{2}\right)


A) 4.10×1012 N4.10 \times 1012 \mathrm{~N} .
B) 1.98×1020 N1.98 \times 1020 \mathrm{~N} .
C) 9.20×1030 N9.20 \times 1030 \mathrm{~N} .
D) 6.70×1024 N6.70 \times 1024 \mathrm{~N} .
E) 3.20×1028 N3.20 \times 10^{28} \mathrm{~N} .

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