a stone of mass 2kg is falling from the certain height find the force of attraction between the Earth and the stone and also find its acceleration
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The force of attraction can be found out by:
F = G Mm/(R+h)2
where R = radius of earth
M = mass of earth
m = mass of stone
h = height of stone
G = Gravitational constant
And gravitational acceleration can be found out by:
g = F/m
= GM/(R+h)2
= GM/R2 (since h is very small as compared to R)
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