Find the orbital speed of an ice cube in the rings of Saturn. The mass of Saturn is $5.68 \times 10 ^ { 26 } \mathrm {~kg}$ and use an orbital radius of $1.00 \times 10 ^ { 5 } \mathrm {~km} \cdot \left( \mathrm { G } = 6.67 \times 10 ^ { - 11 } \mathrm {~N} \cdot \mathrm { m } ^ { 2 } / \mathrm { kg } ^ { 2 } \right)$
A) 9.40 km/s
B) 19.5 km/s
C) 13.8 km/s
D) 27.5 km/s

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Find the orbital speed of an ice cube in the rings of Saturn. The mass of Saturn is $5.68 \times 10 ^ { 26 } \mathrm {~kg}$ and use an orbital radius of $1.00 \times 10 ^ { 5 } \mathrm {~km} \cdot \left( \mathrm { G } = 6.67 \times 10 ^ { - 11 } \mathrm {~N} \cdot \mathrm { m } ^ { 2 } / \mathrm { kg } ^ { 2 } \right)$
A)  9.40 km/s
B)  19.5 km/s
C)  13.8 km/s
D)  27.5 km/s

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The Answer of Find the orbital speed of an ice cube in the rings of Saturn. The mass of Saturn is $5.68 \times 10 ^ { 26 } \mathrm {~kg}$ and use an orbital radius of $1.00 \times 10 ^ { 5 } \mathrm {~km} \cdot \left( \mathrm { G } = 6.67 \times 10 ^ { - 11 } \mathrm {~N} \cdot \mathrm { m } ^ { 2 } / \mathrm { kg } ^ { 2 } \right)$
A)  9.40 km/s
B)  19.5 km/s
C)  13.8 km/s
D)  27.5 km/s

Find the Orbital Speed of an Ice Cube in the Rings