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Gravitational force between two bodies does not depend on _______.


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sum of their masses

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product of their masses

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gravitational constant

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separation of masses

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Solution

The correct option is A

sum of their masses


Definition of Gravitational force

The gravitational attraction between any two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

F=-Gm1m2r2r^

Here F is the gravitational force; G is the Universal Gravitational Constant, m1, m2 are the masses of the two bodies, ris the distance between their centers, r^ is the radial unit vector, the negative sign is due to the attractive nature of the force.

Dependency of the force of gravitation

The force of gravitation as seen from the above formula depends upon the product of the masses, the gravitational constant, and the separation between the masses.

Therefore, the correct option is (a). The Gravitational force does not depend upon the sum of the masses.


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