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Explain how the mass of the Earth can be estimated from the knowledge of G?

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We know that,
`g=(GM)/(R^2)rArrM=(gR^2)/(G)`
Substituting the values,
`M=(9.8xx(6400xx10^(3))^(2))/(6.67xx10^(-11))`
`M=6.01xx10^(24)kg`
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