How close, r, to the center of a neutron star would a manned satellite be orbiting if it were at the location where the gravitational force from the star equaled the gravitational force of the Earth's surface? RN = neutron star radius = 1 × 104 km M N = neutron star mass = 3 × 1030 kg G = universal gravitational constant = 6.67 × 10-11 N m2 / kg2 g⊕ = Earth gravitational acceleration = 9.807 m/s²

How close, r, to the center of a neutron star would a manned satellite be orbiting if it were at the location where the gravitational force from the star equaled the gravitational force of the Earth's surface? RN = neutron star radius = 1 × 104 km M N = neutron star mass = 3 × 1030 kg G = universal gravitational constant = 6.67 × 10-11 N m2 / kg2 g⊕ = Earth gravitational acceleration = 9.807 m/s²

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Problem 81AP: The nearest neutron star (a collated star made primarily of neutrons) is about 3.00 1018 m away...

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