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According to Newton's law of gravitation. Equal forces exerted between earth and apple. The earth attracts an apple, the apple also attract the earth. If it does, why does the earth not 9 move towards the apple ? 

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`implies` Mass of earth is much more than apple and hence acceleration produce in earth due to force of apple is very small and hence earth is not pull by apple.
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