Class 9 Science - Chapter Gravitation NCERT Solutions | How does the force of attraction between

Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 9th Science - Chapter Gravitation. This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Excercise 0 , Question 24: how does the force of attraction between the two b....
Question 24

How does the force of attraction between the two bodies depend upon their masses and distance between them? A student thought that two bricks tied together would fall faster than a single one under the action of gravity. Do you agree with his hypothesis or not? Comment.

Answer

From Newton’s law of gravitation, force of attraction between two bodies is directly proportional to the product of their masses, and inversely proportional to the square of distance between their centres i.e.,

A student's hypothesis is not correct. The two bricks, like a single body, fall with the same speed to reach the ground at the same time in case of free-fall. This is because acceleration due to gravity is independent of the falling body.

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