What are Gs? And why do they increase with speed?

animeagan0o8

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2022-12-21

What are Gs? And why do they increase with speed?

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Dane Brennan

Dane Brennan

Beginner2022-12-22Added 9 answers

G is only used to represent the universal gravitational constant. The Newtonian formula for the gravitational force between two bodies uses it. I think you're inquiring about g's. Acceleration is mentioned. On Earth, the acceleration of a body in free-fall accelerates at 1 g, which has a value of 9.8ms2. "Acceleration due to gravity" is another name for this acceleration.
Note: After finishing the sentence above, I searched and discovered a number of websites that substituted G for g.
Imagine you had a car that could achieve twice the acceleration of free-fall -- that would be 19.6ms2 (and that would be amazing). That would be called acceleration of 2 g's. It is convenience when acceleration is significantly larger than the acceleration due to gravity to describe it as a multiple of 1 g.

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