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7.1 The Solar System and gravity

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Question 5

A sealed instrument has a mass of 24 kg. At the surface of Mercury, the gravitational field strength is 3.7 N/kg.

Calculate the gravitational force acting on the instrument at Mercury's surface.

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7.1 The Solar System and gravity Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /7.1 The Solar System and gravity

80 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 7.1 The Solar System and gravity, covering 7.1.1 Weight and g on different bodies in space, 7.1.2 The Solar System, 7.1.3 Changing ideas about the Solar System, 7.1.4 Orbits of moons, planets, comets and satellites, and 7.1.5 Gravity and orbital motion. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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