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what change in the gravitation occurs if the distance between two bodies is doubled by keeping the mass constant?​

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Step-by-step explanation:

Force of gravity = G m1 m2 / r2

now double 'r'

Force = G m1 m2 / (2r) ^2

Force = 1/4 G m1 m2 / r^2 <=====this is 1/4 of the original force of gravity

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