According to Newton,doubling the distance between two interacting objects
A)divides by 2 the gravitational force between them.
B)multiplies by 2 the gravitational force between them.
C)divides by 4 the gravitational force between them.
D)multiplies by 4 the gravitational force between them.

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According to Newton's law of gravitation, the force between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Thus, if the distance between two objects is doubled, the force between them decreases to 1/4th of the original value (2²=4). Therefore, the correct answer is C, which states that doubling the distance between two interacting objects divides the gravitational force between them by 4.

According to Newton,doubling the Distance Between Two Interacting Objects