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  2. What is centripetal force?

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  3. Explain the terms: Gravitational Potential energy

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  4. Define : The Universal law of gravitation and derive mathematically .

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  5. Define:Acceleration due to gravity and derive mathematically

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  6. The value of 'g' at the centre of the Earth is zero Explain ?

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  7. Write the laws given by Kepler.How did they help Newton to arrive at t...

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  8. State Kepler's thrid law and derive mathematically to obtain constant

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  9. If the value of g suddenly becomes twice its value,it will become two ...

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  10. Explain centripetal force with suitable example

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  11. Define:Escape velocity and derive mathematically .

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  12. Is there a gravitational force between two objects kept on a table or ...

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  14. According to Newton's law of gravitation,earth's gravitational force i...

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  15. The force of Graviation between two bodies having irregular shape is t...

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  16. If the distance between the two bodies is tripled, what will be the Gr...

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  17. The mass of m2 was reduced to 50% and the force exerted by m1on m2 is ...

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  18. Why gravitational constant is called universal constant ?

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  20. What is the value of universal constant in SI?

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