Is G Dependent On Mass?

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The value of g is independent of the mass of the object and

only dependent upon location

– the planet the object is on and the distance from the center of that planet.

How does g vary with mass?

The value of gravitational acceleration

changes according to the altitude of a place

. In this way the weight also changes according to the altitude of a place. But,mass is constant untill we physically reduce the mass of an object. And the mass is not dependent on the amount of gravitational acceleration.

How is G different from G?

Acceleration due to gravity ( g ) Universal Gravitation Constant ( G ) It will change from place to place. Constant at any place in the universe. Value of g=9.8 m/s

2

Value of G=6.673×10-11 Nm

2

/kg

2

What is value of G and G at the Centre of Earth?

Location Distance from Earth’s center (m) Value of g (m/s

2

)
Earth’s surface

6.38 x 10

6

m


9.8
1000 km above surface 7.38 x 10

6

m 7.33

Why is g independent of mass?

Mass is intrinsic to matter, but weight is the force of gravity on that mass. … The acceleration due to gravity does not depend on the mass of the object falling, but

the force it feels

, and thus the object’s weight, does.

Do heavier objects fall faster?

Acceleration of Falling Objects


Heavier things have a greater gravitational force

AND heavier things have a lower acceleration. It turns out that these two effects exactly cancel to make falling objects have the same acceleration regardless of mass.

Where is the value of g is maximum?

The value of G is maximum at

the poles

. This is due to the closeness between the poles and the center of the earth.

How would the value of g and g be affected if the mass of Earth becomes four times?

Gravity is in g is equal to earth masses/earth radius^2. By increasing mass, we proportionally increase volume (assuming constant density). This means that 4 Earth would have a radius that is cube root 4 bigger than Earth. So due to the mass,

the gravity increases by a factor of 4

.

What is relation between g and g Class 9?

Relationship Between G and g

g is

the acceleration due to the gravity measured in m/s

2


. G is the universal gravitational constant measured in Nm

2

/kg

2

. R is the radius of the massive body measured in km. M is the mass of the massive body measured in Kg.

What is the difference between Big g and small g?

Colloquially, the gravitational constant is also called “Big G”, distinct from “small g” (g), which is the local gravitational field of Earth (equivalent to the free-fall acceleration). Where M



is the mass of the Earth and r



is the radius of the Earth, the two quantities are related by:

g = GM



r




2


.

What are the difference between g and g are both of them universal constant?

Gravitational constant (G) Acceleration due to gravity (g) Universal constant and its value is 6.673×10

– 11

Nm

2

kg

– 2

. Constant at a given place and its value changes from place to place. Mean value of g on surface of earth is 9.8 ms

– 2

.

How do I calculate g?

The

acceleration g=F/m

1

due

to gravity on the Earth can be calculated by substituting the mass and radii of the Earth into the above equation and hence g= 9.81 m s

– 2

.

At what height value of g is zero?

Near the surface of the Earth (sea level), gravity decreases with height such that linear extrapolation would give zero gravity at a height of

one half of the Earth’s radius

– (9.8 m. s

− 2

per 3,200 km.)

What is value of g’on moon?

The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon is

approximately 1.625 m/s

2


, about 16.6% that on Earth’s surface or 0.166 ɡ. Over the entire surface, the variation in gravitational acceleration is about 0.0253 m/s

2

(1.6% of the acceleration due to gravity).

What falls faster a feather or a rock?

Galileo discovered that

objects that are more dense, or have more mass

, fall at a faster rate than less dense objects, due to this air resistance. A feather and brick dropped together. Air resistance causes the feather to fall more slowly.

Does mass affect speed?


The mass of an object does not change with speed

; it changes only if we cut off or add a piece to the object. … Since mass doesn’t change, when the kinetic energy of an object changes, its speed must be changing. Special Relativity (one of Einstein’s 1905 theories) deals with faster-moving objects.

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