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masya89 [10]
4 years ago
10

if the separation between two masses is doubled, does the gravitational force between them increase or decrease? By what factor?

Physics
1 answer:
docker41 [41]4 years ago
3 0

Answer:

increase by a factor of 4.

Explanation:

If the separation distance between two objects is doubled (increased by a factor of 2), then the force of gravitational attraction is decreased by a factor of 4 (2 raised to the second power).

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