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Which of the following objects has the greatest gravitational force?

A. Mercury
B. Sun
C. Jupiter

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The answer is C. Jupiter because Jupiter is the only planet whose gravity is higher than all planets.
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The gravitational force between two objects depends on two factors: their masses and the distance between them. According to the universal law of gravitation, the force of attraction between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.

Since the mass of the Sun is much greater than that of Mercury or Jupiter, and it is at the center of the solar system, it exerts the greatest gravitational force on the other objects in the solar system. Therefore, option B, the Sun, has the greatest gravitational force among the given options.

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