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A planet is revolving around a star 2.9 X 10^7 km away, how long does it take to go around oncee?
also
what is the ratio of a p+ gravitational field to that of an -e?
For the first question: http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=51690&highlight=orbital+period. You need the mass of the star.
Second question: use your formulas for gravitational field; should be the ratio between the masses of the two particles, since everything else is constant.
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