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crobinson2013 · **on:** Jul 28, 2018

Two identical silver spheres of mass m and radius r are placed a distance R (sphere 1) and 2R (sphere 2) from the sun respectively. The ratio of the gravitational force exerted by the sun on sphere 1 to the pressure of solar radiation on sphere 1 is T1; the ratio for sphere 2 is T2 . The ratio of T2 to T1 is
a. 0.25.
b. 0.50.
c. 1.0.
d. 2.0.
e. 4.0.

Question 2

Two identical silver spheres of mass m and radius r are placed a distance R (sphere 1) and 2R (sphere 2) from the sun respectively. The ratio of the pressure of solar radiation on sphere 2 to that on sphere 1 is
a. 0.25.
b. 0.50.
c. 1.0.
d. 2.0.
e. 4.0.