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What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of a planet that has twice the mass and radius of the earth?

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`implies` For planet `g_p=(GM_p)/(R_P^2)`
`g_p=(G(2M_e))/(4R_e^2)`
`=1/2((GM_e)/(R_e^2))`
`g_p=g/2`
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