Physics

Problem

A student weighs

600\,\text{N}

on the Earth. The following table gives the masses and radii of three planets relative to those of the Earth: Planet Mass \big( in

M_E

\big) Radius \big( in

R_E

\big) Mercury

0.055

0.38

Venus

0.815

0.95

Jupiter

317.8

11.2

(a) Calculate the student's weight on each of the three planets. (b) Arrange the planets in increasing order of the student's weight.