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student claims that the gravitational force between two objects depends upon the mass of the objects and the distance between them. Which argument best supports the student's claim?
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If the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force between the objects will decrease.
If the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force between the objects will decrease.

If the distance between two objects decreases, the gravitational force between the objects will not change.
If the distance between two objects decreases, the gravitational force between the objects will not change.

If the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force between the objects will increase.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"If the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force between the objects will decrease."

Reason: Newton's law of universal gravitation is F = G m1 m2 / r^2, so force depends on both masses and decreases with the square of the distance (inverse-square law).