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What Is the Ratio of the Tidal Force in Newtons

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What is the ratio of the tidal force in Newtons that Jupiter exerts on a 1 kg rock on Io to the force of the Io's own gravity on the same rock? (Useful data: MJupiter = 1.899 × 1027 kilograms, rIo = 3.642 × 106 meters, the average Jupiter-Io distance is 4.216 × 108 meters, and MIo = 8.932 × 1022 kilograms)


A) 18.0
B) 32.5
C) 12.1
D) 99.6

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