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A moon revolves around Jupiter in a circular orbit of radius and completes one…
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
A moon revolves around Jupiter in a circular orbit of radius
4.22
×
10
8
m
4.22\times10^{8}\,\text{m}
4.22
×
1
0
8
m
and completes one revolution in
1.77
days
1.77\,\text{days}
1.77
days
. Calculate the mass of Jupiter (give your answer in kilograms, correct to two significant figures).
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