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If the mass of one object is doubled and mass of other remains the same and if distance between them is halved then how does the gravitational force change?
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If the mass of one object is doubled and mass of other remains the same and if distance between them is halved then how does the gravitational force change?

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Force is proportional to the product of masses and inversely proportional to the square of the separation.

New force = 8 x original force
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