Asked by Sophea

If the mass of a planet is cut in half, how would the force of gravity between that planet and the Sun change?(1 point)
Responses

The force of gravity would double
The force of gravity would double

The force of gravity would not change
The force of gravity would not change

The force of gravity would increase four times
The force of gravity would increase four times

The force of gravity would decrease

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The force of gravity would decrease — it would be halved.
(Gravitational force F = G M_sun M_planet / r^2, so F ∝ M_planet.)