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The document contains a problem set for a General Physics 2 course, focusing on gravitational forces and potential energy calculations. It includes eight problems involving exoplanets, spacecraft, gravitational attraction, and energy changes. The problems require complete solutions to be shown on long bond paper.

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Problem Set 1

The document contains a problem set for a General Physics 2 course, focusing on gravitational forces and potential energy calculations. It includes eight problems involving exoplanets, spacecraft, gravitational attraction, and energy changes. The problems require complete solutions to be shown on long bond paper.

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GEN.

PHYSICS 2
1ST PROBLEM SET (QUARTER 3)
INSTRUCTIONS: Show the complete solution of the following problem. Write the problem and
the solution in long bond paper/s

1. Astronomers discover an exoplanet, Xerion, orbiting its star. The star has a mass of
3.0 ×10 kg . At a certain point in its orbit, the exoplanet is 4.0 × 10 m away from the
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star. If the gravitational force between them is measured to be 1.5 ×1022 N, find the
mass of the exoplanet.

2. A small spacecraft of mass 1.5 ×103 kgpasses near an asteroid with mass 4.0 × 1012 kg.
If the distance between their centers is 9.0 ×10 3 m, compute the gravitational
attraction between the spacecraft and the asteroid.

3. Two large water containers have masses of 15 kg and 9 kg. They are positioned 0.68
meters apart. Determine the gravitational force between them.

4. An astronaut on a small moon with a gravitational acceleration of


g=1.6 m/s lifts a scientific instrument of mass 12 kg to the top of a research rover,
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which is 1.8 meters high. Calculate the gravitational potential energy change of the
instrument

5. A student carries a 7.5-kg backpack up a staircase to the second floor, which is 4.5
meters higher than the ground floor. Calculate the gravitational potential energy
gained by the backpack

6. A child lifts a 12-kg toy box onto a shelf, giving it 117.6 J of gravitational potential
energy. Find the height of the shelf.

7. A planet orbits its star in an elliptical orbit with a closest distance (perihelion) of 1.2 ×
10^11 m and a farthest distance (aphelion) of 2.0 × 10^11 m. Calculate the semi-major
axis of the planet’s orbit.

8. The exoplanet Kepler-11 b orbits its star at a semi-major axis of 0.091 AU and has an
orbital period of approximately 10.30 days. Another exoplanet in the same system,
Kepler-11 g, orbits at 0.466 AU. Estimate the orbital period of Kepler-11 g.

Prepared by:

ARHAM A. SABTURANI
Subject Teacher, Gen. Physics 2

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