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Vladimir [108]
3 years ago
12

What does g-force mean?

Physics
1 answer:
vekshin13 years ago
3 0
<span>Here, g is the acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's surface and is the standard gravity, defined as 9.8m/s....So, the force by that gravity is called g-force.....</span>
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