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Define the universal gravitational constant.


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Universal gravitational constant:

  1. The gravitational constant, abbreviated as 'G,' is a physics constant used to calculate gravitational effects.
  2. According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the gravitational force operating between two masses m1 and m2 is separated by a distance R.
  3. F = Gm1m2R2, where G is the universal gravitational constant.

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