Satellites: Find the orbital speed of an ice cube in the rings of Saturn. The mass of Saturn is 5.68 × 10²⁶ kg and the rings have an average radius of 100,000 km. (G = 6.67 × 10^-11 N ∙ m²/kg²) A) 19.5 km/s B) 27.5 km/s C) 13.8 km/s D) 1.95 km/s

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The orbital speed v can be calculated using the formula v = √(GM/r), where G is the gravitational constant, M is the mass of Saturn, and r is the radius of the orbit. Plugging in the values, v = √((6.67 × 10^-11) * (5.68 × 10^26) / (100,000,000)), which gives approximately 19.5 km/s.

Satellites: Find the Orbital Speed of an Ice Cube in the Rings