There are two objects close to each other. If the mass of one of the objects is doubled while the distance remains the same, how does the gravitational force change?
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It becomes four times stronger
It becomes half as strong
It remains the same
It becomes twice as strong
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The gravitational force between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Therefore, if the mass of one of the objects is doubled while the distance remains the same, the gravitational force between them becomes twice as strong. So the correct answer is "It becomes twice as strong."
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