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Why would the force of gravity change between the earth and sun when the mass of the earth increased

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Since the gravitational force is directly proportional to the mass of both interacting objects, more massive objects will attract each other with a greater gravitational force. So as the mass of either object increases, the force of gravitational attraction between them also increases.
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