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Two bodies with same mass "m" separated by a distance "r" exert a gravitational force of F on each other. Suppose the distance between them is doubled and the force becomes F'. The ratio of two forces is

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4 : 1

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2 : 1

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1 : 4

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D

1: 2

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4 : 1

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