The mass of an object doubles. What happens to the gravitational force between it and another object whose mass stays the same, assuming they remain the same distance apart?(1 point)

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The amount of the gravitational force quadruples.
The amount of the gravitational force quadruples.

The amount of the gravitational force remains the same.
The amount of the gravitational force remains the same.

The amount of the gravitational force doubles.
The amount of the gravitational force doubles.

The amount of the gravitational force decreases by one-half.

Answer 1

The amount of the gravitational force doubles.

According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the gravitational force \( F \) between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses. If one object's mass doubles and the other object's mass stays the same, the force will also double, assuming the distance between them remains constant.