Question

At the surface of Jupiter's moon Io, the acceleration due to gravity is 1.81 m/s2 . A watermelon has a weight of 59.0 N at the surface of the earth. In this problem, use 9.80 m/s2 for the acceleration due to gravity on earth.

Answer 1

Answer:

The weight of watermelon on the surface of Jupiter = 10.9 N

Explanation:

Weight of watermelon at the earth surface $W_{earth}$ = 59 N

Acceleration due to gravity at earth ( $g_{earth}$ ) = 9.80 $\frac{m}{s^{2} }$

Mass of the object at earth surface  M = $\frac{59}{9.80}$ = 6.02 kg

Acceleration due to gravity at Jupiter ( $g_{jupitor}$ ) = 1.81 $\frac{m}{s^{2} }$  

Weight of object at Jupiter's surface $W_{jupiter}$ = M × $g_{jupitor}$

⇒ $W_{jupiter}$ = 6.02 × 1.81

⇒ $W_{jupiter}$ = 10.9 N

This is the weight of watermelon on the surface of Jupiter.