Consider a planet in some solar system which has a mass double the mass of the earth and density equal to the average density of the earth. An object weighing W on the earth will weigh : |
W 2W W/2 21/3W |
21/3W |
Since the density is same the volume and hence the radius of the planet will be more than the radius of the earth. Let the radius of the earth be R and that of the planet be R'. If the density is ρ, then 4πR'³ρ/3 = 2*4πR³ρ/3 \(\Rightarrow\) R'³ =2R³ \(\Rightarrow\) R' = 2¹/³R Acceleration due to gravity on this planet = G x 2M/R'² (M is mass of the earth) =2GM/(2¹/³R)² =2⁽¹⁻²/³⁾(GM/R²) =2¹/³g Hence the weight on the planet =2¹/³*mg =2¹/³W |