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What will be the effect on the acceleration due to gravity of the earth if it is compressed to a the size the moon?​
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What will be the effect on the acceleration due to

gravity of the earth if it is compressed to a the
size the moon?​

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If the present earth is squeezed to the size of moon, the acceleration due to gravity will be increased by about 14 times since, acceleration due to gravity is inversely proportional to the square of radius if mass is constant.

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