The mass of the Sun is kg

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Problem

The mass of the Sun is 2.0×10302.0 \times 10^{30} kg. The orbital speed of Earth around the Sun is not constant. (1) Calculate the gravitational field strength of the Sun at a distance of 1.50×1081.50 \times 10^8 km from its centre. (2) State Kepler's first law of orbital motion. (3) Explain why the kinetic energy of Earth changes as it orbits the Sun.

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