Asked by vedvd

A baseball has a mass of 0.145 kilograms, and a bowling ball has a mass of 6.8 kilograms. What is the gravitational force between them if their centers are 0.5 m apart?

1.0 × 10–13 N
1.3 × 10–10 N
2.6 × 10–10 N
1.1 × 10–8 N

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use Newton's law of gravitation: F = G m1 m2 / r^2.
G = 6.674×10^−11 N·m^2/kg^2, m1 = 0.145 kg, m2 = 6.8 kg, r = 0.5 m.

m1 m2 = 0.145 × 6.8 = 0.986 kg^2
F = (6.674×10^−11 × 0.986) / (0.5^2)
= (6.58×10^−11) / 0.25
= 2.63×10^−10 N

Answer: 2.6 × 10^−10 N.