The distance between two particles is decreased then the gravitational force between them

The distance between two particles is decreased then the gravitational force between them

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decreases by a factor of 4decreases by a factor of 2increases by a factor of 2increases by a factor of 4

Answer : A

Solution : Gravitational force obeys an inverse-square law : `F_("grav") prop (1)/(r^(2))`. Therefore, if r increases by a factor of 2, then `F_("grav")` decreases by a factor of `2^(2)=4`.

Since gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the separation distance between the two interacting objects, more separation distance will result in weaker gravitational forces. So as two objects are separated from each other, the force of gravitational attraction between them also decreases. When the distance between the objects is doubled then force between them is one fourth. When the distance between the two objects is halved, the gravitational force becomes four times. Correct Answer: i) If the distance between the two objects is halved then the gravitation doubles, as gravition is inversly proportional to distance between two objects, so here it is doubled. The gravitational force between the two objects will decrease by 7% if the distance between them increased by 50%.

What happens to the gravitational force between two objects when the distance

What will happen to the force of gravitation between two objects if the distance between the objects is reduced to one third of the original value?

So, Force of gravitation increases by 4 times when distance reduced by half.

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

Ans. The force of gravitation between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them therefore the gravity will become four times if distance between them is reduced to half.

What will happen to the gravitational force between two bodies if they are brought closer by half of their initial separation?

If the separation between two particles is halved, the gravitational force between the particles becomes half the initial force.

What will be the change in the gravitational force when distance between two bodies is doubled and also the mass of each body is doubled justify your answer?

When the distance between two bodies is doubled and also the mass of each body is also doubled, the gravitational force between them remains the same.

How does the gravitational force between the two bodies change if the distance between them is tripled?

The distance between two bodies is tripled. To find: How the gravitational force changes? So, the new gravitational force becomes ⅑ times the initial value.

What will happen to the gravitational force between two bodies if they are brought closer by half of their initial separation hint use Newton's Universal Law of gravitation?

Hence, the new force will be 4 times the original force. Hope this answer helps you.

What happens to the strength of the gravitational force between two objects if they get closer what if one object gets smaller?

The gravitational force between two objects becomes weaker if the two objects are moved apart and stronger if they are brought closer together; that is, the force depends on the distance between the objects.

How will the force of gravitation between two objects change if the distance between them is made infinite?

F = G ( m1 X m2)/R2. If distance between them is infinite then put R = infinite.

What is the gravitational force between two objects Class 9?

The gravitationalal force between the earth and an object is called the weight of the object. It is also equal to the product of acceleration due to gravity and mass of the object. The weight of any object, w = mg where m is the mass of the object and g is the acceleration due to gravity for the earth (g = 9.8 ms2).

What happens to the force between two objects if the distance between the two object is tripled?

If the distance between the two objects is tripled, then Thus, the gravitational force between the two objects becomes one-ninth.

What happens to the force between two objects if the distance between the objects and the masses of both the objects are doubled?

(i) Force is directly proportional to the masses of the objects. If the mass of one object is doubled, then the gravitational force will also get doubled. (ii) Force is inversely proportional to the square of the distances between the objects. If the distance is doubled, then the gravitational force becomes one-fourth.

What happens to the force of attraction between two objects when I their mass are halved?

1) if mass is halved then force will increase to 1/4 times.

What happens to the gravitational attraction between objects when the distance between them is increased a lesser B nearer C farther d greater?

The size of the gravitational force is proportional to the masses of the objects and weakens as the distance between them increases.

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

Distance between the two masses is reduced to one-fourth of the initial value, force of gravitation between them increases to of the initial value. Distance between the two masses is reduced to one fourth of the initial value, force of gravitation between them increases to of the initial value.

What would happen to the gravitational force between two objects if the distance between them increased by a factor of 10?

Since gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the separation distance between the two interacting objects, more separation distance will result in weaker gravitational forces. So as two objects are separated from each other, the force of gravitational attraction between them also decreases.

When the distance between two object is increased the force of attraction between them will decrease True or false?

Answer: If the distance between two object is increased the force of attraction between them will decrease.

What happens to force when distance is increased?

Increasing the separation distance between objects decreases the force of attraction or repulsion between the objects. And decreasing the separation distance between objects increases the force of attraction or repulsion between the objects. Electrical forces are extremely sensitive to distance.

What is the gravitational force between two object?

The gravitational force between two objects is proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers. joining the two centers of masses.

What is gravitational force Class 8?

Answer: Gravitational force is the attractive force exerted by the earth on all the objects in the universe. Example of gravitational force is when a ball is thrown upwards, it falls back on the ground because of gravitational force.

What is gravitational force Class 6?

Gravitational force: It is the force that is exerted by the Earth on every object, which is near or on its surface. For example, an apple falling from a tree branch towards the ground is due to gravitational force.

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According to Newtonian physics, the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them.(A) the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them(B) given the so-called gravitational constant, the greater the distance between two particles, the smaller the gravitational force between them(C) given the so-called gravitational constant, more distance between two particles will result in a lesser gravitational force between them(D) the less of a gravitational force between two objects, the more of a distance between them, given the so-called gravitational constant(E) the greater the distance the less the gravitational force between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant

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According to Newtonian physics, the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them.(A) the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them(B) given the so-called gravitational constant, the greater the distance between two particles, the smaller the gravitational force between them(C) given the so-called gravitational constant, more distance between two particles will result in a lesser gravitational force between them(D) the less of a gravitational force between two objects, the more of a distance between them, given the so-called gravitational constant(E) the greater the distance the less the gravitational force between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant

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The correct answer is (B).

The original version creates confusion by separating the two parallel clauses the greater... and the less... . Also, will be is unnecessary and undermines the parallel structure of the two clauses. Choice (B) remedies both problems. (The words smaller and lesser may be used interchangeably here, because both refer to amount rather than quantity.)

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  16 Nov 2020, 00:21

Corrected: I think “given the constant..” bit isn’t a modifier here for any particular noun. and greater vs less also looks incorrect.

Options C,D,E look worded and even off track. So I will go w B.

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  16 Nov 2020, 02:18

IMO- A Greater vs less is the correct usage. Drop B, C and D.

In option E, the meaning is not so clear with the comparison. Hence, option A.

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According to Newtonian physics, the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them.(A) the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them(B) given the so-called gravitational constant, the greater the distance between two particles, the smaller the gravitational force between them(C) given the so-called gravitational constant, more distance between two particles will result in a lesser gravitational force between them(D) the less of a gravitational force between two objects, the more of a distance between them, given the so-called gravitational constant(E) the greater the distance the less the gravitational force between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant

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  16 Nov 2020, 02:22

Hi Pankaj, Shouldn’t greater (comparative degree) be followed by lesser?

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  16 Nov 2020, 03:33

The original sentence
According to Newtonian physics, the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them.The structure is -

The greater the X, the lesser/smaller the Y.

Here, 'greater' and 'smaller' should be in comparative form. The comparative form implies the changes in X and subsequent change in Y. Let's look at the choices

(A) the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them


Incorrect - the adjective 'less" is incorrect. We need a comparative form. (B) given the so-called gravitational constant, the greater the distance between two particles, the smaller the gravitational force between them

correct . The comparative form implies the changes in X and subsequent change in Y.


(C) given the so-called gravitational constant, more distance between two particles will result in a lesser gravitational force between them
This option talks the causal relationship. The original sentence says that the changes in X and subsequent change in Y (but may not be causal).(D) the less of a gravitational force between two objects, the more of a distance between them, given the so-called gravitational constant

Change in the meaning. It says Y happens first and subsequently the changes in X. (original sentence is opposite).


(E) the greater the distance the less the gravitational force between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant
Incorrect - the adjective 'less" is incorrect. We need a comparative form.

IMO B

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  16 Nov 2020, 04:36

IMO BAccording to Newtonian physics, the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them.We are talking about Cause and Effect relationship here and trying to prove the below :distance b/w 2 particles is inversely proportional to the gravitational force b/w themStriking off the errors.

(A) the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them

(B) given the so-called gravitational constant, the greater the distance between two particles, the smaller the gravitational force between them

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(C) given the so-called gravitational constant, more distance between two particles will result in a lesser gravitational force between them

(D) the less of a gravitational force between two objects, the more of a distance between them, given the so-called gravitational constant

(E) the greater the distance the less the gravitational force between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant

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  16 Nov 2020, 04:42

Hi UsamaGuddar - You are right!My point was- "lesser than" is wrong, because "lesser" denotes the quantity/volume//size comparison and makes "than" redundant. However, "less than" is correct usage. Example:My cat weighs lesser than my dog. WRONGMy cat weighs less than my dog. CORRECT.

You may refer this: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions ... esser%20of.

But in the given sentence, we do not have "than" and hence "less" or "lesser" anything should work fine depending on the sentence.I found the word "smaller" weird for this construction, as smaller usually denotes the size/height etc (where the shape/dimension of an object is being compared)..Example: My sister is smaller than me. (Clearly height is being compared here!)Tower A is smaller than Tower B. (again, height?)I am not sure if it is right to use "smaller" for force as it doesn't have any sense of shape. (IMO B is wrong).

I am no expert- so let's wait for the OA or explanation from an expert.

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Hi Pankaj, Shouldn’t greater (comparative degree) be followed by lesser?

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  16 Nov 2020, 08:42

I am halfway w you, Pankaj. Could you direct me to some material on the usage of more/many/great and few/little/few ?

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According to Newtonian physics, the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them.

(C) given the so-called gravitational constant, more distance between two particles will result in a lesser gravitational force between them
(E) the greater the distance the less the gravitational force between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant
(D) the less of a gravitational force between two objects, the more of a distance between them, given the so-called gravitational constant

C has missing "the" before and after more which violates the comparative correlative construction, same in DIn E, 'gravity between two particles' makes the meaning unclear in the first part : the greater the distance - which distance?

(B) given the so-called gravitational constant, the greater the distance between two particles, the smaller the gravitational force between them

Generally, smaller is used for comparing numbers or something related to size. Less or Lesser is better here.

(A) the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them

IMHO, A is correct, with greater and less with proper construction of the..the.

My two cents on "less" or "lesser" - I think the difference is very mild and when there are two nouns directly compared "lesser" is better than less. When there is a BE verb involved, then less is better.

if the sentence here were " the greater the distance between two particles, the lesser the gravity between them", it'd be correct IMO.


Originally posted by petrichor on 16 Nov 2020, 19:18.
Last edited by petrichor on 17 Nov 2020, 03:03, edited 1 time in total.

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1. You may check this link: https://magoosh.com/gmat/verbal/sentenc ... -vs-fewer/2. This topic is also covered in Manhattan's SC book, which nicely covers all key SC topics with enough examples. In case you have this book, I highly suggest you to go through each and every example. Hope this helps you.

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  09 Dec 2020, 18:51

I am confused to identify the main verb in the right option B. Can be anybody help me on that.

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