Part B How much would a 70-kg person weigh on this star? Express your answer using two significant figures.

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Part B
How much would a 70-kg person weigh on
this star?
Express your answer using two significant
figures.
Transcribed Image Text:Part B How much would a 70-kg person weigh on this star? Express your answer using two significant figures.
A certain white dwarf star was once an average
star like our Sun. But now it is in the last stage of
its evolution and is the size of our Moon but has
the mass of our Sun.
Part A
Estimate gravity on the surface on this star.
Transcribed Image Text:A certain white dwarf star was once an average star like our Sun. But now it is in the last stage of its evolution and is the size of our Moon but has the mass of our Sun. Part A Estimate gravity on the surface on this star.
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