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If a giant planet has an average radius 14 times that of the earth and a mass 681 times that of the earth what is the ratio of the new planets density to the earth's density?
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∙ 15y ago
Volume increases with the Cube of the radius, so an easy way to compute the volume of the giant planet is to simply take the ratio of the radius Giant Planet: Earth and raise it to the 3rd power.
Since these planets are the same shape (Spherical) this ratio is accurate enough for our purposes. In the case of an object that is oblate (like Saturn or Jupiter), one can still calculate the volume accurately by taking the Equatorial Radius squared and multiplying it by the Polar Radius.
In this given case the volume of Giant Planet = 14 x 14 x 14, or 2,744x that of Earth.
Since Mass = 681x that of Earth, Density = 681/2744 = 0.248 of Earth's (just a little under one quarter).
You could go one step further to calculate the density of this object by multiplying the density ratio by Earth's density (5.515x water) - so Giant Planet's density = 1.369 grams/cm3.
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What is the size of planet Jupiter?
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No. Terrestrial planets are much denser than Jovian planets.
Which inner planet has the greatest density?
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How can the density of our planets be explained with mathematical formulae?
The density of a planet depends basically on the density of the materials that make the planet up. It is a weighted average of those densities.
What is earths density?
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Which rocky planet has the lowest average density?
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What do astronomers use to determine the difference between rocky and gaseous planets?
Average density of the planet
What planet is less dense than the rest of the planets?
Saturn, with an average density of 0.7 g/cc.
The average density of the massive Jovian planets is?
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Is Mercury a low density planet?
Mercury is a high density planet. It has the second highest density of all the planets in the solar system.
Which planet has the lowest average density?
Saturn:)Saturn is the least dense of the gas giants, even out of all of the planets in our solar system. Its average density is around 0.7 g/cc (less than water)
Which planets are lighter than earth?
The planets that have less mass than Earth are Mercury, Mars and Venus. The planets that have a lower average density than Earth are all of them; Earth is the most dense planet in our solar system.
Compared to the density of liquid water 1 gram. what is the average range of density in the terrestrial planets?
The density of water in terrestrial depends on many different factors. The density can only be determined based on the planet's history, they may have "water", but there could be other things inside. Also the gravity of the planet play a role of the density of the water.
