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The mass of the Sun is 1.99 × 1030 kg. Jupiter is 7.79 × 108 km away from the Sun and has a mass of 1.90 × 1027 kg.

The gravitational force between the Sun and Jupiter to three significant figures is
× 1023 N.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use Newton's law: F = G m1 m2 / r^2.

m1 = 1.99×10^30 kg, m2 = 1.90×10^27 kg, r = 7.79×10^8 km = 7.79×10^11 m, G = 6.67×10^-11 N·m^2/kg^2.

F = (6.67×10^-11)(1.99×10^30)(1.90×10^27) / (7.79×10^11)^2
≈ 4.16 × 10^23 N.

So the force is 4.16 × 10^23 N (to three significant figures).