Factors affecting acceleration due to gravity – Rankers Physics
Topic: Gravitation
Subtopic: Newton's Law of Gravitation

Factors affecting acceleration due to gravity

The acceleration due to gravity (on earth) depends upon
size of the body
gravitational mass of the body
gravitational mass of the earth
none of the above factors

Solution:

The acceleration due to gravity is \(g = \frac{GM_e}{R_e^2}\). This depends on the mass of the Earth, not on the properties of the body itself.

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