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The mass of a planet is 6 × 1024 kg and its diameter is 12.8 × 103 km. If the value of gravitational constant be 6.7 × 10-11 Nm2/kg2, calculate the value of acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the planet. What planet could this be?

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Acceleration due to gravity, 

g = G M/R

Mass, M = 6 × 1024 kg 

Diameter = 12.8 × 103 km = 12.8 × 106

Radius, R = 6.4 × 106

Gravitational constant, G = 6.7 × 10-11 Nm2/kg2 

Substituting in the formula, g = 9.8 m/s2.



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