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A planet has double the mass of the earth. Its average density is equal to that of the earth. An object weighing on earth will weigh on that planet:
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The formula for acceleration due to gravity is
Let the density of earth and planet be , and the radius of the planet be . Let be the radius of the earth and be the acceleration due to gravity of earth and be the acceleration due to gravity of planet.
So, the masses are
So,
From equation (i) and (ii) we get
Substituting the value in equation (iii),
Weight is given by
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