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If the mass of the earth and all objects on it were suddenly doubled, then the ________

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The force of universal gravitation between earth and all objects in it will be quadrupled

Step-by-step explanation:

Newtons law of universal gravitation tell us the force of attraction between two bodies on the earth surface . This force is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely proportional to their distance apart.

f is directly proportional to m1*m2

doubling these masses will be 2m1*2m2 = 4m1m2

if mas of earth is Me and mass of all objects is Mo

the f is proportional to Me*Mo

doubling the masses of the earth and all objects we have, 2Me*2Mo= 4MeMo

This means that doubling the masses of the earth and all objects on it will cause the force of gravitational attraction to be quadrupled.

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