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The gravitational pull of the sun on Earth keeps Earth orbiting around the sun. Which statement is correct about the force that Earth exerts on the sun?​

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Earth pulls the sun towards itself with a force equal to the ratio of the mass of the sun to the mass of Earth

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Step-by-step explanation:

The gravitational force exerted by the sun on the earth keeps the earth moving or orbiting around the sun in its orbit. This force is same with force with which the earth pulls the sun or exerts on the sun.

But the sun does not orbit around the earth because of this force since the sun is more massive then earth but the earth is less massive and it is accelerated by this massive force of the sun and moves around the sun in its orbit.

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