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Given the Earth orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.49*10^11m with Me = 5.97*10^24kg and Msolar = 1.99*10^30, what is the gravitational force between the Earth and Sun?

Using F = Gm 1 m 2 /r^2 and substituting in the values, we get F = 3.57*10^22N.
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Why does the Photoelectric Effect lead to the conclusion that classical physics cannot be all of physics?

The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons on a charged zinc plate, when UV light is shone on it, but not low energy visible light. This phenomena is caused by the quantisation of light. Classical...
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(IGCSE, Jan 2013, q8 adapted) The astronaut David Scott dropped a hammer and a feather from rest, at the same time and from the same height on the moon. The hammer and the feather landed at the same time. Why?

Central to this question is an understanding of the difference between an accelerating object and an object travelling at terminal velocity . Firstly, the experiment is carried out on the moon, which means w...
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Explain the resistance of and electrical component and what affects its value in a wire.

Resistance primarily is 'how difficult it is for an electron to travel through a material'. When the electron travels through a material, it collides with ions which causes it to lose energy with each collis...
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What is the difference between linearly, directly and inversely proportional relationships?

A relationship is a way of describing how one variable can affect another. If a relationship is linear, then a change in one variable will cause a change in another variable by a fixed amount. An example of ...
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