A planet has mass M = 8.00 × 10^23 kg. At what distance will the centripetal acceleration of an orbiting space station be equal to the gravitational acceleration on Earth's surface? (G = 6.67 × 10^–11 m3·kg–1·s–1)
a. 2.33 × 10^6 m
b. 5.44 × 10^12 m
c. 5.23 × 10^14 m
d. 1.18 × 10^35 m
a
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