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Gravitational Acceleration

Gravitational acceleration is the acceleration on an object caused by the force of gravitation.

The gravitational acceleration is the product of the gravitational constant and the mass attracting the object divided by the radius from that mass squared.

Formula

QuantityVariable["g", "GravitationalAcceleration"] == (Quantity[1, "GravitationalConstant"]*QuantityVariable["M", "Mass"])/QuantityVariable["r", "Radius"]^2

symbol description physical quantity
g gravitational acceleration "GravitationalAcceleration"
M mass "Mass"
r radius "Radius"

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Examples

Basic Examples

Retrieve the Resource Object:

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ResourceObject["Gravitational Acceleration"]
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View the formula:

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FormulaData[ResourceObject["Gravitational Acceleration"]]
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Example the variables used:

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FormulaData[ ResourceObject[ "Gravitational Acceleration"], "QuantityVariableTable"]
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Calculate the acceleration:

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FormulaData[ ResourceObject["Gravitational Acceleration"], <| "M" -> Quantity[10, "EarthMass"], "r" -> 10 Entity["Planet", "Earth"][ EntityProperty["Planet", "Diameter"]]|>]
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Source Metadata

  • Creator: Isaac Newton
  • Date: 1686

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