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The gravitational force between 1kg of lead and Earth is _____ the gravitational force between 1kg of marshmallows and Earth.

A. greater than
B. less than
C. the same as
D. none of the above ​

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The gravitational forces are the same. (C).

1 kg is 1 kg. It always has the same weight, no matter whether it's made of kryptonite, concrete, or chicken soup.

If I sealed the kg of lead and the kg of marshmallows into two different boxes, you couldn't tell any difference.

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