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Large stars can explode as they finish burning their nuclear fuel, causing a supernova. The explosion blows away the outer layers of the star. According o
a. Consider a neutron star with a mass equal to the sun, a radius of 10 km, and a rotation period of 1.0 s. What is the speed of a point on the equator of the star?
b. What is g at the surface of this neutron star?
c. A stationary 1.0 kg mass has a weight on earth of 9.8 N. What would be its weight on the star?
d. How many revolutions per minute are made by a satellite orbiting 1.0 km above the surface?
e. What is the radius of a geosynchronous orbit?
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