Classical Physics

Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation

Newton’s law of universal gravitation is a physical law that states that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with the force of attraction directly proportional to the product of the masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. In other words, given any two objects A and B, separated by a distance d, there is a gravitational force FAB between them (pulling each toward the other) of magnitude:

With Gravitational constant, G = 6.673 x 10-11 NM2/kg2

You can also read: Newton’s Laws of Motions

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John Mulindi

John has a background in Industrial Instrumentation and Applied Physics as well as Electrical Systems (Light and Heavy current). When he is not working or writing he likes watching football, traveling and reading.

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