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Gravitational acceleration g OR Acceleration due to gravity.

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i. The earth applies a force of gravitation on any object at or around its surface.
ii. The uniform acceleration produced in a freely falling body due to the gravitational force of the Earth is called gravitational acceleration or acceleration due to gravity.
iii. Gravitational acceleration is denoted by g and is a vector quantity. Its SI unit is `m//s^(2)`
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