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Name the fundamental force of nature which holds the planets in their orbits around the Sun.


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Gravitational force of attraction

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Electrostatic force of attraction

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Nuclear force of attraction

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A

Gravitational force of attraction


According to the universal law of gravitation, every body in the universe attracts every other body with a force which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of distances between them.


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