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7.13 How will you 'weigh the sun'
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
7.13 How will you 'weigh the sun', that is estimate its mass? The mean orbital radius of the earth around the sun is
1.5
×
10
8
k
m
1.5 \times 10^{8} \mathrm{~km}
1.5
×
1
0
8
km
.
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