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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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The value of the gravitational force, F is the same for the earth and the moon. So, both will exert the same amount of force on each other.
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