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Date May 2009 Marks available 1 Reference code 09M.1.SL.TZ1.19
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
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Question

The mass of Earth is ME, its radius is RE and the magnitude of the gravitational field strength at the surface of Earth is g. The universal gravitational constant is G. The ratio gG is equal to

A.     MER2E

B.     R2EME

C.     MERE

D.     1

Markscheme

A

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 6: Circular motion and gravitation » 6.2 – Newton’s law of gravitation
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