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What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if their masses do not change but the distance between them becomes four times as much?
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What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if their masses do not change but the distance between them becomes four times as much?

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since F= (GMm)/d^2
∴ (GMm)/(4d)^2
∴ (GMm)/16d^2
so the force will decrease by a factor of 16
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