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What is the magnitude of the gravitational force between the earth and a 1 kg object on its surface? (mass of the earth is 6 × 1024 kg and radius of the earth is 6.4 × 106m).
F = G mm/R2
F = (6.67 X 10-11 X 6 X 1024 X 1)/(6.4 X 106)2
F = 9.8 N