Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools

5.  If all objects have gravitational force between them, why wouldn't you feel the force of gravitation between your chair and your body?

Question

5.  If all objects have gravitational force between them, why wouldn't you feel the force of gravitation between your chair and your body?

🧐 Not the exact question you are looking for?Go ask a question

Solution

While it's true that all objects exert a gravitational force on each other, the strength of this force is dependent on the mass of the objects and the distance between them. The formula for gravitational force is F = G * (m1*m2)/r^2, where F is the gravitational force, G is the gravitational constant, m1 and m2 are the masses of the objects, and r is the distance between the centers of the two objects.

The gravitational constant, G, is a very small number, approximately 6.674 * 10^-11 N(m/kg)^2. This means that the gravitational force between everyday objects, like your body and a chair, is extremely small.

For example, let's say your body has a mass of 70 kg and the chair has a mass of 10 kg. If the distance between the centers of your body and the chair is 1 meter, the gravitational force between them would be F = 6.674 * 10^-11 * (70*10)/1^2 = 4.6718 * 10^-9 N. This force is so small that you wouldn't be able to feel it.

In contrast, the Earth has a mass of approximately 5.972 * 10^24 kg. The gravitational force between your body and the Earth is F = 6.674 * 10^-11 * (70*5.972 * 10^24)/6371000^2 = 686.75 N. This is the weight of your body, and it's a force you can definitely feel.

So, while the chair does exert a gravitational force on your body, it's so small compared to the force exerted by the Earth that you don't notice it.

This problem has been solved

Similar Questions

Sonya’s textbook says that gravity causes all objects with mass to pull all other objects with mass toward them. She wonders why she feels Earth’s gravity, but does not feel pulled toward the table in front of her.Why does Sonya not feel a force of gravity due to the table?

The gravitational force between two objects:

Suppose you're riding the bus one day. All the seats were taken, so you're standing in the aisle, facing the front of the bus, while the the bus is moving. Suddenly, the bus driver slams on the brakes and you fly forward! Which of the following forces pushed you to the front of the bus? The force of static friction between you and the floor of the bus. No force pushed you to the front of the bus. An applied force of the bus. The force of gravity.

Select the correct option for the force involved in the gravitational interaction between two objects.

When people have no forces to support their weight, such as astronauts in space, they can feel the sensation of .

1/3

Upgrade your grade with Knowee

Get personalized homework help. Review tough concepts in more detail, or go deeper into your topic by exploring other relevant questions.