Question

The gravitational force between two bodies is

• A. always repulsive
• B. always attractive
• C. attractive only at large distances
• D. repulsive only at large distances

Answer 1

The correct option is B

always attractive

Newton’s universal law of gravitation states that every particle in the universe attracts every other particle with a force along a line joining them. The force is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. It is always attractive, and it depends only on the masses involved and the distance between them.