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How does the force of gravitation between two objects change when the distance between them is reduced to half?

Gravitational force acts on all objects in proportion to their masses. Why then, a heavy object does not fall faster than a light object?

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How does the force of gravitation between two objects change when the distance between them is reduced to half?

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We know that According to the law of gravitation, the force between any two objects of mass

M

and

m

is directly proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

F = G \frac{M m}{r ^{2}}

So, if Distance is halved, i.e new

r = \frac{r}{2}

So, New

F = G \frac{M m}{\frac{r ^{2}}{2 ^{2}}}

\Rightarrow F = 4 G \frac{M m}{r ^{2}}

So, Force of gravitation increases by 4 times when distance reduced by half

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Question Text	How does the force of gravitation between two objects change when the distance between them is reduced to half?
Updated On	Nov 7, 2023
Topic	Gravitation
Subject	Science
Class	Class 9
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