Answer:
(A) Force on the object will be 58.85 N
(B) Apparent weight will be equal to 57.21 N
Explanation:
We have given mass of Neptune m = 1026 kg
Radius R = 25000 Km
Time period = 16 hour
We know that 1 hour = 3600 sec
So 16 hour = 16×86400 = 57600 sec
Acceleration due to gravity at north pole of Neptune [tex]g=10.7m/sec^2[/tex]
(A) Mass of the object m = 5.5 kg
So gravitational force on the object [tex]F_g=mg=5.5\times 10.7=58.85N[/tex]
(B) Velocity will be equal to [tex]v=\frac{2\pi R}{T}=\frac{2\times 3.14\times25000\times 1000}{57600}=2725.694m/sec[/tex]
Apparent weight of the object will be equal to [tex]w=f_g-\frac{mv^2}{r}[/tex]
[tex]W=58.85-\frac{5.5\times (2725.694)^2}{25000\times 1000}=57.21N[/tex]