If a stone attracts the Earth, why can't the motion of Earth towards the stone be observed?

Acceleration of the Earth towards the Stone is much larger than the acceleration of the stone towards the Earth.

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Acceleration of the Earth towards the Stone is much smaller than the acceleration of the stone towards the Earth.

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Mass of the Earth is much larger than the mass of the stone.

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Mass of the Earth is much smaller than the mass of the stone.

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Solution

The correct options are
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Acceleration of the Earth towards the Stone is much smaller than the acceleration of the stone towards the Earth.

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Mass of the Earth is much larger than the mass of the stone.

The Earth and the stone experience equal gravitational forces from each other.

However, the mass of the Earth is much larger than the mass of the stone. Hence, the Earth's acceleration towards the stone is much smaller than the acceleration of the stone towards the Earth.

This is why the Earth does not appear to move towards the stone.

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Even though stone attracts earth towards itself but earth does not move

Two stones lying on the surface of the Earth have mass, a gravitational force will always exist between them and it will try to pull the stones towards each other. But actually, we don’t see the stones moving towards each other, why?

Statement 1: The acceleration because of gravitational force is in the range of $10^{- 12}$ $m s^{- 2}$ .

Statement 2: Stones are lying on a flat surface, so they cannot move.

Statement 3: The force of friction is much higher than the gravitational force.

Statement 4: The stones are irregular in shape, so they cannot move.

Which statements explains the reason for the above question?

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