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Law of gravitation gives the gravitational force between


A

the earth and a point mass only

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the earth and sun only

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C

any two bodies having some mass

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two charged bodies only

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Solution

The correct option is C

any two bodies having some mass


Newton's law of Gravitation

  1. The force of attraction between bodies is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
  2. Mathematically, F=GMmr2

where, G is called the universal gravitational constant.

FMm

Thus, the law of gravitation gives the gravitational force between any two bodies having some mass.

Hence, option (C) is the correct answer.


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