Question

The force of gravitation between two bodies in the universe does not depend on:

• A. the distance between them
• B. the product of their masses
• C. the sum of their masses
• D. gravitational constant

Answer 1

The correct option is C

the sum of their masses

The force of gravitation between two bodies is given as, F = $\frac{G{M}_1{M}_2}{R^2}$. Hence it depends upon the product of their masses, the distance between them and gravitational constant but not on the sum of their masses.