What is the value of acceleration due to gravity, g, 400 km above Earth’s surface, where the International Space Station is in orbit? [G = 6.67 ×…

Source: JAMB · 2024

What is the value of acceleration due to gravity, g, 400 km above Earth’s surface, where the International Space Station is in orbit? [G = 6.67 × 10⁻¹¹ Nm²kg⁻², mass of Earth, M_E = 5.96 × 10²⁴ kg, radius of Earth, R_E = 6.37 × 10⁶ m]

  1. 8.67 ms⁻² ✓
  2. 6.83 ms⁻²
  3. 7.92 ms⁻²
  4. 5.18 ms⁻²

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