Answer:
See the explanation below
Explanation:
In order to calculate the mass of these planets, the law of universal gravitation proposed by Isaac Newton must be used. If we do not have satellites orbiting around the respective planet.
We should use the mass of a satellite known as the planet Earth, then knowing the gravitational force between the Earth and venus for a known distance we can find the mass of venus
[tex]F_{G}=\frac{G*m_{1}*m_{2}}{r^{2} }\\[/tex]
where :
FG = Gravitational force [N]
G = universal gravitation constant = 6.67*10^(-11) [N*m^2/kg^2]
m1 = mass of venus [kg]
m2 = mass of the earth [kg]
r = distance between the planets [m]
We can do the same to find the mass of Mercury.
