Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 12 - Gravity - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 410: 32

Answer

$M=1.90\times 10^{27}Kg$

Work Step by Step

The mass of Jupiter can be determined as below $M=(\frac{2\pi}{T})^2\frac{r^3}{G}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $M=(\frac{2\pi}{6.18\times 10^5})^2\frac{(1.07\times 10^9)^3}{6.67\times 10^{-11}}$ $M=1.90\times 10^{27}Kg$
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