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"g" is the acceleration Earth's gravitational field exerts on objects at Earth's surface: 9.81 m/sec<sup>2</sup>. | "g" is the acceleration Earth's gravitational field exerts on objects at Earth's surface: 9.81 m/sec<sup>2</sup>. | ||
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Revision as of 20:35, July 19, 2007
"G" is the universal gravitational constant: 6.67x10-11 N2/kg2. It is used in Newton's formula for the gravitational force between two objects, which is:
"g" is the acceleration Earth's gravitational field exerts on objects at Earth's surface: 9.81 m/sec2.