Question

Acceleration due to gravity g is also a universal constant just like G.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

1. Acceleration due to gravity (g) is the acceleration produced in an object during free fall on the earth's surface.
2. The mean value of g on the surface of the earth is 9.8 ms^-2.
3. Although its value is constant for a given place, it is not the same all over the universe.
4. The value of g changes from place to place.
5. Whereas, the value of the universal gravitational constant G (6.673 x 10^-11 Nm² kg^-2) is the same all over the universe.

Hence, the given statement is false.