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State the universal law of gravitation.
The universal law of gravitation states that every object in the universe attracts every other object with a force called the gravitational force. The force acting between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.
Write the formula to find the magnitude of the gravitational force between the earth and an object on the surface of the earth.
Consider F as the force of attraction between an object on the surface of earth and the earth
Also, consider ‘m’ as the mass of the object on the surface of earth and ‘M’ as the mass of earth
The distance between the earth’s centre and object = Radius of the earth = R
Therefore, the formula for the magnitude of the gravitational force between the earth and an object on the surface is given as
F = G Mm/R2