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Two astronauts are floating in gravitati...

Two astronauts are floating in gravitational free space after having lost contanct with their spaceship. The two will:

A

keep floating at the same distance between them.

B

move towards each other.

C

move away from each other

D

will become stationary

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The correct Answer is:
B
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