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How does the force of gravitation between two objects change when the distance between them is reduced to half?

Updated On: Nov 19, 2023
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According to the universal law of gravitation, gravitational force (\(F\)) acting between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance (\(r\)) between them, i.e., 

\(๐นโˆ \frac{1 }{๐‘Ÿ^2 }\)
If distance r becomes \(\frac{r}2\), then the gravitational force will be proportional to
\(\frac1{ (\frac๐‘Ÿ{2})^2}\) = \(\frac4{๐‘Ÿ^2}\)

Hence, if the distance is reduced to half, then the gravitational force becomes four times larger than the previous value. 

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