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keeping the mass of the balls equal, decrease the distance between them. what happens to the force arrows?

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Answer:When the distance between the balls decreases, the size of the arrows increases. This shows that the gravitational pull between the balls also increases.

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User TheOx
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If you decrease the distance, and the masses stay the same, the equation:

F_g = (Gm_1m_2)/(r^2)

Says that the force will get bigger by a factor of the distance your decreased by,
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