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According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the gravitational force between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and:
Options
A Directly proportional to the distance between them.
B Inversely proportional to the distance between them.
C Inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Correct Answer
D Directly proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Newton's law states that the force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the objects (F ∝ 1/r²). This is an inverse square law.

Hint

How does the force change if the distance is doubled?

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Course: PHY 101
Topic: PHY 101 Past Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 527 of 1250
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