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For gravitational forces, which of the following are always true?

1) The force is always attractive
2) The force depends on the mass of the objects
3) The force depends on the distance between the objects
4) The force is always repulsive

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Final answer:

The gravitational force is always attractive and depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them.

Step-by-step explanation:

The gravitational force is always attractive and depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them. Newton's universal law of gravitation states that every particle in the universe attracts every other particle with a force along a line joining them. The force is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

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