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If the distance between two objects is doubled, what happens to the gravitational force between them?
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it stays the same
it decreases to 1/4 of its original value
it decreases to 1/2 of its original value
it doubles
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It decreases to 1/4 of its original value.
Reason: Newton's law of gravitation gives F ∝ 1/r^2, so doubling r makes F change by 1/(2^2) = 1/4.
Reason: Newton's law of gravitation gives F ∝ 1/r^2, so doubling r makes F change by 1/(2^2) = 1/4.
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