Asked by Avery Williams

Mass In Grams Of Common Objects
Object Mass (grams)
paper clip 1.0
penny 2.5
book 860
cereal box 500
small pot 1,200
Between which two objects is gravitational attraction the greatest if placed 1 meter apart?
A. between the book and the cereal box
B. between the penny and the small pot
C. between the small pot and the book
D. between the paper clip and the penny

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Gravitational force ∝ product of the two masses (for a fixed separation). Compute products (in grams):

A: 860 × 500 = 430,000
B: 2.5 × 1,200 = 3,000
C: 1,200 × 860 = 1,032,000
D: 1.0 × 2.5 = 2.5

Largest product is option C (small pot and book), so answer: C.