Given below are two statements. STATEMENT - 1: Two identical copper spheres having equal…
Physics · JEE Main · NTA Exams — Gravitation
Given below are two statements.
STATEMENT - 1: Two identical copper spheres having equal mass m are kept at a distance of 3r from each other. The force of attraction between them is found to be \(F=\frac{C m^{2}}{9 r^{2}}\).
STATEMENT - 2: Gravitational force obeys the inverse square law.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is a correct explanation for Statement - 1
- Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement - 1
- Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is False
- Statement - 1 is False, Statement - 2 is True
Answer
(D) Statement - 1 is False, Statement - 2 is True
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