A planet has twice the Earth’s mass and twice the Earth’s radius

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Problem

A planet has twice the Earth’s mass and twice the Earth’s radius. What will be the weight of a body of mass

m

on this planet compared to its weight

mg

on Earth? (a)

2mg

(b)

\dfrac{mg}{2}

(c)

mg

(d)

\dfrac{mg}{4}