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State the following statement is true or false. If false write the correct statement "The acceleration due to gravity acting on a falling body is directly proportional to the mass of the body.

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The acceleration due to gravity is independent of the mass of the object.
The formula for the acceleration due to gravity is, $g = G \frac{M}{R^{2}}$ .
Hence, it is a false statement.

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