Within a neutron star, the material at the center has a density of 1.0 x 10 18 kg/m 3 . If a small
sphere of this material of radius 1.0 x 10 -5 m were some how transported to the surface of the
earth, how much would it weigh?

Respuesta :

Density of the neutron star is given as

[tex]\rho = 1 \time 10^{18} kg/m^3[/tex]

Radius of the star is also given as

[tex]R = 1 \times 10^{-5} m[/tex]

now in order to find the mass of star we can assume that star is spherical in shape

so here we can use

[tex]V = \frac{4}{3}\pi R^3[/tex]

[tex]V = \frac{4}{3}\pi (1 \times 10^{-5})^3[/tex]

[tex]V = 4.2 \times 10^{-15} m^3[/tex]

now mass of the star will be given as

[tex]M = \rho V = 4.2 \times 10^{-15} \times 1 \times 10^{18}[/tex]

[tex]M = 4.2 \times 10^3 kg[/tex]

so weight of the star on the earth will be

[tex]W = Mg[/tex]

[tex]W = 4.2 \times 10^3 \times 9.8[/tex]

[tex]W = 4.1 \times 10^4 N[/tex]

so weight on the earth is given by above equation