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Gravitational Force

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Gravitation is the phenomenon of interaction between:

A

point masses only

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any arbitrary shaped

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planets only

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B any arbitrary shaped
The tendency of bodies to attract one another by virtue of their mass is known as gravitation.
This phenomenon is universal and holds for any arbitary shaped masses.

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