If the radius of Earth is increased by a factor of 3, by what factor would its density have to be changed for its gravity, g remains the same?
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Here we know , g = R 2 G M
Now As our Earth is A Sphere , then V = 4/3 π R 3 And lets say that the mean density is ρ .
Hence Mass = Volume x Density or = 4/3 π R 3 ρ . Now putting values we will get.
Hence Now we get ρ / ρ ′ = 3
Hence we get ρ ′ = 1/3 ρ = factor is = 0 . 3 3 3 3 3
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Let g be the acceleration by Earth gravity, R , M , ρ and V be the radius, mass, density and volume of Earth respectively and those after the radius has been increased by 3 be R ′ , M ′ , ρ ′ and V ′ .
We know that:
g ∝ R 2 M = R 2 ρ V ∝ R 2 ρ R 3 = ρ R
For the same g before and after the radius change, we have:
⇒ ρ ′ R ′ = ρ R ⇒ ρ ′ = R ′ ρ R = 3 R ρ R = 3 1 ρ