Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

If gravitational force on earth is 1 then what is the gravitaional force on sun compared to that on earth?

  1. 26.5

  2. 27.9

  3. 28.35

  4. 27.4
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Explanation

The sun's surface gravity is approximately 27.9 times Earth's (274 m/s² vs 9.8 m/s²). If Earth's gravity is 1, the sun's gravity is about 27.9. This intense gravity results from the sun's enormous mass - about 330,000 times Earth's mass - compressed into a sphere, making the sun roughly 109 times Earth's diameter.

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