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a. What is the free-fall acceleration at the surface of the sun?

b. What is the free-fall acceleration toward the sun at the distance of the earth?

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(a) The free-fall acceleration at the surface of Sun is 273m/s.

(b) The free-fall acceleration at the surface of earth due to Sun is localid="1648480594640" 6.23×10-3m/s2.

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01

Given information.

Free-fall acceleration is the acceleration experienced by a freely falling body towards a body with gravitational attraction.

02

Calculation (a).

The formula of free-fall acceleration is given by : g=GMR2.

Known parameters:

Mass of sun: localid="1648480621147">1.98×1030kg.

Radius of sun localid="1648480643127" Rs=6.96×108m.

Distance from earth to sun: localid="1648480650999" Rse=1.49×1011m.

Universal gravitation constant: localid="1648480663071" G=6.67×10-11N·m2/kg2.

03

Continuation of calculation (a).

Therefore, the free-fall acceleration at the surface of Sun is :

gs=GMsRs2=(6.67×10-11N·m2/kg2)(1.98×1030kg)(6.96×108m)2.=273m/s2.

04

Final answer (a).

The free-fall acceleration at the surface of the sun is273m/s2.

05

Calculation (b).

The free-fall acceleration at the surface of earth due to Sun is :

gse=GMsRse2=(6.67×10-11N·m2/kg2)(1.98×1030kg)(1.49×1030m)2=6.23×10-3m/s2.

06

Final answer (b).

The free-fall acceleration at the surface of earth due to Sun is6.23×10-3m/s2.

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