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The earth and the moon are attracted to each other by gravitational force. Does the earth attract the moon with a force that is greater or smaller or the same as the force with which the moon attracts the earth? Why?

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Mass of earth is more than that of the moon.
therefore earth attracts moon more than that of the moon attracts the earth.
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