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Calculate the force of gravity between Earth and the Sun (the Sun's mass = 2.0×10^30 kg; average Earth-Sun distance = 1.5×10^11 m).
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The force of gravity between the Earth and the Sun can be calculated using Newton's law of gravity: F = G * M1 * M2 / r^2, where F is the force, G is the gravitational constant (6.67E-11 N*m^2/kg^2), M1 is the mass of the first object (in this case the Sun, 2.0x10^30 kg), M2 is the mass of the second object (in this case the Earth, 5.98x10^24 kg), and r is the distance (1.5x10^11 m). Substituting in the values given, we get a force of gravity of 3.54x10^22 N. This is the amount of force of gravity between the Earth and the Sun, which is extremely large given the distance between the two.
