Consider the following statements:
1. The gravitational force exerted by the sun on the moon is greater than the gravitational force exerted by the earth on the moon.
2. A heavy body falls at a faster rate than a light body in vaccum.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

Options

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

A

Explanation

Thus, the gravitational force F between two bodies is directly proportional to the product of masses of those bodies. Here, since the product `m_(1) m_(2)` is greater for the sun and the moon than that of the earth and the moon (because mass of the sun is greater than that of earth), therefore F exerted by the sun on the moon is greater than the F exerted by the earth on the moon.