Physics > Gravitation > 1.0 Newton's law of gravitation

  Gravitation
    1.0 Newton's law of gravitation
    2.0 Variation of acceleration due to gravity
    3.0 Gravitational field
    4.0 Gravitational potential
    5.0 Gravitational potential energy
    6.0 Satellites
    7.0 Kepler's law of planetary motion
    8.0 Problem solving technique

1.6 Relation between $g$ and $G$
The gravitational force is given by, $$F = \frac{{G{M_e}m}}{{R_e^2}}$$ or $$\frac{F}{m} = \frac{{G{M_e}}}{{R_e^2}}$$ $$g = \frac{{G{M_e}}}{{R_e^2}}$$
As we know, $${M_e} = \frac{4}{3}\pi R_e^3\rho $$ So, $$g = \frac{{G\left( {\frac{4}{3}\pi R_e^3\rho } \right)}}{{R_e^2}}$$ $$g = \frac{4}{3}\pi G{R_e}\rho $$
where,

$M_e:$ Mass of the earth
$R_e:$ Radius of th earth
$\rho :$ Density of the earth

So, the value of acceleration due to gravity is independent of the shape, size, mass etc of the body but depends upon mass and radius of the earth or planet due to which there is a gravity pull.

The value of the acceleration due to gravity on the moon is about ${\left( {\frac{1}{6}} \right)^{th}}$ of that on the earth and on the sun is about $27$ times that on the earth.

The value of acceleration due to gravity is minimum at planet mercury and maximum at planet Jupiter.
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