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OS-AP-6-36 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e

Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation (Problem 36)

(a) Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Sun. (b) By what factor would your weight increase if you could stand on the Sun? (Never mind that you cannot.) Select the answer to part (a).