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The mass of moon 1% of mass of earth. The ratio of gravitational pull of earth on moon and that of moon on earth will be

A

`1:1`

B

`1:10`

C

`1:100`

D

`2:1`

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A
(a) The gravitational forces as mutually equal and opposite.
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