A 2 kg wagon is at rest on a sidewalk. How much gravitational force acts on the wagon?
Physics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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To calculate the gravitational force acting on the wagon, we need to use the formula for weight, which is the force of gravity acting on an object. The formula is:
Weight (F) = mass (m) × acceleration due to gravity (g)
In this case, the mass (m) of the wagon is 2 kg. The acceleration due to gravity (g) on the surface of the Earth is approximately 9.8 meters per second squared (m/s²).
Now let's calculate the gravitational force:
F = m × g F = 2 kg × 9.8 m/s² F = 19.6 kg·m/s² (or newtons, N)
So the gravitational force acting on the wagon is 19.6 newtons.