Which of the following is not true for Universal law of gravitation?

It is the gravitational force between the sun and the earth, which makes the earth move around the sun.

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The tides formed in sea are because of gravitational pull exerted by the sun and the moon on the surface of water.

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It is the gravitational pull of the earth which keeps us and other bodies firmly on the ground.

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The gravitational force exerted by sun on earth is larger than that exerted by earth on sun.

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Solution

The correct option is D The gravitational force exerted by sun on earth is larger than that exerted by earth on sun.
Newton's law of universal gravitation states that any two bodies in the universe attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Hence , gravitational force exerted by sun on earth is exactly equal to that exerted by earth on sun

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