a. you need the same data for Saturn.
b. 50 kg as the mass does not change, it is a property of the object and does not change due to where it is.
a 50 kg person is standing on mercury. mercury's mass is .0553 times the earths mass and has a radius of 2439 kilometers
a. what is the persons weight on saturn
b. what is the persons mass on saturn
how do i solve this, i don't need the answers, just an explanation
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Are you sure you copied the problem correctly? It makes no sense to give you the size and mass of Mercury and ask for the weight on Saturn.
Saturn's mass is 5.69 x 10^26 kg. Although this is 95 times the mass of the Earth, the gravity on Saturn is only 1.08 times the gravity on Earth, because Saturn is also very large in size. A 50 kg person on Earth would weight 54 kg(weight), 119 lb or 529 N.
Saturn's mass is 5.69 x 10^26 kg. Although this is 95 times the mass of the Earth, the gravity on Saturn is only 1.08 times the gravity on Earth, because Saturn is also very large in size. A 50 kg person on Earth would weight 54 kg(weight), 119 lb or 529 N.
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