According to Newton, the greater the masses of interacting objects, the

According to Newton, the greater the masses of interacting objects, the

A) less the gravitational force between them.

B) greater the gravitational force between them.

C) greater the force between them by the square of the masses.

Answer: B) greater the gravitational force between them.

Explanation:

Newton’s law of the universe specifies that in all circumstances the force of attraction is directly proportional to the quantity of the standard gravitational force and the product of the mass’ of the two planets Newton, 2003. This means therefore that; the more the number of the masses of the objects that are in contact increases ; so does also the gravitational force or attraction between the objects.

The mathematical expression for Newton’s law of gravitation is:

F = G (m1*m2) / r²

Where: F is the force of attractions of the two objects G is the universal gravitation constant whose value is approximately equal to 6. By Substituting the given values 6.67 × 10^-11 N⋅m²/kg 2. In here m1, m2 are the two objects’ mass while r plays the role of the distance between two particular object centres.

It can also be inferred from the equation that depends on the amount of product of the two masses that is m1 * m2. Hence, if the masses increase then the product of masses (m1 m2) will increase and consequently the grave force (F) will also be increased.

As a result, given that the force of attraction increases with the mass of the objects involved as per the Newton’s law of universal gravitation, then the attraction force would be higher, the higher the interacting masses.