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when an apple falls towards the earth the earth moves up to meet the apple. Is it true? If yes, why is the earth motion not noticeable ?

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The apple also exerts an equal and opposite force on the earth but earth does not move because the mass of apple is very small,due to which the gravitational force produces a large acceleration in it (a=F/m) and we can see the apple falling towards the earth but the mass of earth is very large,the same gravitational .

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