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What type of force is gravity?


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  1. Gravity is a fundamental force that acts on and affects any object with non-zero mass.
  2. It is a non-contact force and is always attractive in nature.
  3. The gravitational force between two objects is given by the expression, F=Gm1m2r2. Here, F is the gravitational force, G is the gravitational constant, m1 and m2 are the masses and r is the distance between them.

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