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 doubles.
The amount of the gravitational force doubles.

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

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

The amount of the gravitational force quadruples.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

The amount of the gravitational force doubles.

According to the law of universal gravitation, the gravitational force \( F \) between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses \( m_1 \) and \( m_2 \), and inversely proportional to the square of the distance \( r \) between them:

\[ F = \frac{G \cdot m_1 \cdot m_2}{r^2} \]

If the mass of one object doubles while the other object's mass and the distance between them remain the same, the gravitational force will also double.