A new planet is discovered that has twice the Earth's mass and twice the Earth's radius

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Problem

8. A new planet is discovered that has twice the Earth's mass and twice the Earth's radius. On the surface of this new planet, a person who weighs 500 N on Earth would experience a gravitational force of (A) 125 N (B) 250 N (C) 500 N (D) 1000 N

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