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What is the accleration of free fall? What do we call the gravitational force between the Earth and an object? The best answer will get a like

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Acceleration due to gravity is the acceleration set up in the body when it falls freely under the effect of gravity alone. It is denoted by 'g and its value on the surface of the earth is 9.8 m/s2.
Gravity is the force of attraction exerted by earth towards its centre on a body lying on or near the surface of the earth. It is also called earth's gravitational pull.


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