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3 years ago

What happens to the gravitational force between two objects as the distance between them decreases?

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Harlamova29_29 [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

gravitational force increases

Explanation:

Since gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the separation distance between the two interacting objects, more separation distance will result in weaker gravitational forces. So as two objects are brought closer to each other, the force of gravitational attraction between them also increases.

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For the system consisting of the two blocks, the pulley and the Earth, the change in the total mechanical energy of the system is zero.
For the system consisting of the two blocks, the change in the kinetic energy of the system is equal to work done by gravity on the system.

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