Question

The force of gravitation between the bodies does not depend on

• A. their separation
• B. the product of their masses
• C. the sum of their masses
• D. the gravitational constant

Answer 1

The correct option is C

the sum of their masses

Explanation

According to Newton’s universal law of gravitation, the force of gravitation between any two bodies is directly proportional to the product of their masses and is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

$\mathit{F}\mathbf{=}\mathit{G}\frac{{\mathbf{m}}_{\mathbf{1}}{\mathbf{m}}_{\mathbf{2}}}{{\mathbf{r}}^{\mathbf{2}}}$

Where G is the gravitational constant

$m_{1}and{m}_2$are masses

“r” is the distance between two masses.

From the above equation it's clear that the force of gravitation does not depend upon the sum of masses.

Hence, the correct option is (C).