What is the law of universal gravitation?
Gravitation and Electrostatics

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The law of universal gravitation states that every point mass attracts every other point mass in the universe with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What happens to gravitational force if the distance between two masses is halved?
Back
The gravitational force increases by a factor of four (4x) because it is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is Coulomb's law?
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Coulomb's law describes the force between two charged objects, stating that the force is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What happens to the electric force of repulsion if the distance between two like charges is increased?
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The electric force of repulsion decreases.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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If two objects have the same mass, how does the gravitational force change if one object is moved twice as far away?
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The gravitational force becomes one-fourth (1/4) of its original value.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the relationship between mass and gravitational force?
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Gravitational force is directly proportional to the product of the masses involved.
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What is the effect of doubling the mass of one object on the gravitational force between two objects?
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The gravitational force doubles.
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