A typical neutron star may have a mass equal to that of the Sun but a radius of only 20 km.(a) What is the gravitational acceleration at the surface of such a star?_______m/s2(b) How fast would an object be moving if it fell from rest through a distance of 16 m on such a star? (Assume the star does not rotate.)_______m/s

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Answer:

[tex]331665750000\ m/s^2[/tex]

3257806.62409 m/s

Explanation:

G = Gravitational constant = 6.67 × 10⁻¹¹ m³/kgs²

M = Mass of Sun = [tex]1.989\times 10^{30}\ kg[/tex]

r = Radius of Star = 20 km

u = Initial velocity = 0

v = Final velocity

s = Displacement = 16 m

a = Acceleration

Gravitational acceleration is given by

[tex]g=\dfrac{GM}{r^2}\\\Rightarrow g=\dfrac{6.67\times 10^{-11}\times 1.989\times 10^{30}}{20000^2}\\\Rightarrow g=331665750000\ m/s^2[/tex]

The gravitational acceleration at the surface of such a star is [tex]331665750000\ m/s^2[/tex]

[tex]v^2-u^2=2as\\\Rightarrow v=\sqrt{2as+u^2}\\\Rightarrow v=\sqrt{2\times 331665750000\times 16+0^2}\\\Rightarrow v=3257806.62409\ m/s[/tex]

The velocity of the object would be 3257806.62409 m/s

(a) the acceleration due to gravity is 3.3 × 10¹¹ m/s²

(b) the final velocity of the object is 3.26 × 10⁶ m/s

Gravitational force:

Given that the neutron star has a mass equal to Sun, M = 2 × 10³⁰ kg

Radius of the star is R = 20 km = 20 × 10³

The weight on the surface of a neutron star that has the same mass as our Sun and a diameter of 21.0 km will be 8.29 × 10¹³ N

(a) The gravitational force on the surface of the neutron star is given by:

F = GMm/R²

mg = GMm/R²

where G is the gravitational constant

M is the mass of the body

m is the mass of the person

and, R is the radius of the body

So,

g = GM/R²

g = (6.67 × 10⁻¹¹)( 2 × 10³⁰)/ (210 × 10³)²

g = 3.3 × 10¹¹ m/s²

(b) According to the third equation of motion:

v² = u² + 2gh

v² = 2gh , since u = 0 as the object is at rest initially

v = [tex]\sqrt{2\times3.3\times10^{11}\times16}[/tex]

v = 3.26 × 10⁶ m/s

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