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Imagine you are standing in the hallway. If the gravitational field strength were to suddenly double, what would change?

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Answer:

If the gravitational field strength were to suddenly double while I was standing in the hallway, I'd suddenly feel like heavier.

Step-by-step explanation:

The weight of a matter is given as the production between it's mass and the acceleration of gravity.

Mathematically, this is expressed as:

m x g that is m.g or mg.

Where m = mass and

g = gravity.

If the value of gravity was to double then weight (w) will become

w = m×2g

Assume for a moment that before the increase m was 5 and g was 5, it means that w would be 25.

But if g doubled, then we would have

w = 5 x 10

which is equals 50.

Thus, with the increase in gravitational field strenght, I'd find myself exerting more effort to stand upright, jump or run.

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