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The strength of a gravitational force between two objects depends on

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Answer:

mass and distance.

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Answer:

It depends on their masses, and the distance between them.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, every particle in the universe attracts any other particle with a strength that is directly proportional to the product of its masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Mathematically it is expressed as:


F_g=G*(m_1*m_2)/(r^2)

Where:


m_1=Mass\hspace{3}of\hspace{3}the\hspace{3}object\hspace{3}1


m_2=Mass\hspace{3}of\hspace{3}the\hspace{3}object\hspace{3}2


r=Distance\hspace{3}between\hspace{3}the\hspace{3}centers\hspace{3}of\hspace{3}masses\hspace{3}of\hspace{3}the\hspace{3}objects


G=Gravitational\hspace{3}constant=6.673* 10^(-11) (Nm^2)/(kg^2)

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