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WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ACCERELATION DUE TO GRAVITY

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Every object having mass will exert a gravitational force on any other object having mass. This is the law of gravitation.

F= Gm1m2/r^2

Also

F = m a

So, the acceleration produced by the gravitational force is called acceleration due to gravity.


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