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Three asteroids have exactly the same amount of mass. The distance from asteroid A to asteroid B is 200 km, the distance from asteroid B to C is 100 km, and the distance from C to A is 250 km. Between which two asteroids would the gravitational force be the largest?

A. Between asteroid A and B.
B. Between asteroid B and C.
C. Between asteroid C and A.
D. The gravitational force between each pair of asteroids would be the same.

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The one with the most gravitational force between them is the ones that are the closest. In this case that would be B to C (B)
User Krunal Kapadiya
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