Calculate the energy of the moon orbiting the Earth. (mass of the Earth = 6.02 x 10^24 kg, mass of the moon = 7.35 x 10^22 kg, radius of the moon = 1.74 x 10^6 m, radius of the earth = 6.37 x 10^6 m, average surface distance of moon and earth = 3.84 x 10^8 m) Use the concepts of Kinetic energy and Gravitational potential energy for a system of two particles to derive an equation for this. Your answer should be written in scientific notation and should follow this format: coefficientx10^exponentunit Example: 4.55 x 10^20 N %3! %3D

Calculate the energy of the moon orbiting the Earth. (mass of the Earth = 6.02 x 10^24 kg, mass of the moon = 7.35 x 10^22 kg, radius of the moon = 1.74 x 10^6 m, radius of the earth = 6.37 x 10^6 m, average surface distance of moon and earth = 3.84 x 10^8 m) Use the concepts of Kinetic energy and Gravitational potential energy for a system of two particles to derive an equation for this. Your answer should be written in scientific notation and should follow this format: coefficientx10^exponentunit Example: 4.55 x 10^20 N %3! %3D

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