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What is acceleration due to gravity​

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Abstract. The acceleration due to gravity, denoted by the symbol g, is the acceleration of a body caused by the force acting on the body due to the earth's gravitational field. This force can be written as mg, where m is the mass of the body.

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The gravity of Earth, denoted by g, is the net acceleration that is imparted to objects due to the combined effect of gravitation and the centrifugal force. In SI units this acceleration is measured in metres per second squared or equivalently in newtons per kilogram.
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