The mean diameters.of planets A and B are 9.3 × 10° km and 1.6 × 10ª km, respectively. The ratio of the mass of planet A to that of planet B is 0.45. (a) What is the ratio of the mean density of A to that of B? (b) What is the ratio of the gravitational acceleration on A to that on B? (c) What is the ratio of escape speed on A to that on B? (a) Number i Units (b) Number i Units (c) Number i Units

diameter of planet A (d) = 9300 km diameter of planet B (d') = 16000 km mass of planet A (m)mass of…

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The mean diameters.of planets A and B are 9.3 × 10° km and 1.6 × 10ª km, respectively. The ratio of the mass of planet A to that of
planet B is 0.45. (a) What is the ratio of the mean density of A to that of B? (b) What is the ratio of the gravitational acceleration on A to
that on B? (c) What is the ratio of escape speed on A to that on B?
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