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The gravitational acceleration is 9.81 m/s2 here on Earth at sea level. What is the gravitational acceleration at a height of 350 km above the surface of the Earth, where the International Space Station (ISS) flies? (The mass of the Earth is 5.97×1024 kg, and the radius of the Earth is 6370 km.) It is somewhat greater than 9.81 m/s2. It is zero, since the ISS is in the state of weightlessness. It is half of 9.81 m/s2. It is somewhat less than 9.81 m/s2. It is twice of 9.81 m/s2. It is 9.81 m/s2, the same.

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Answer:

g = 8.82 m/s/s

It is somewhat less than 9.81 m/s2.

Explanation:

As we know that the formula to find the gravitational acceleration is given as

[tex]g = \frac{GM}{r^2}[/tex]

here we know that

r = distance from center of earth

here we have

[tex]r = R + h[/tex]

[tex]r = (6370 + 350) km = 6720 km [/tex]

now we have

[tex]g = \frac{(6.67 \times 10^{-11})(5.97 \times 10^{24})}{(6720 \times 10^3)^2}[/tex]

[tex]g = 8.82 m/s^2[/tex]

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