A 10-kg brick and a 1-kg book are dropped in a vacuum. The force of gravity on the 10-kg brick is
A)the same as the force on the 1-kg book.
B)ten times as much as the force on the 1-kg book.
C)zero.

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The force of gravity (F) on an object is given by the equation F = m*g, where m is the mass of the object and g is the acceleration due to gravity. Since the 10-kg brick has ten times the mass of the 1-kg book, the force of gravity on the brick is ten times as much as the force on the book.

A 10-Kg Brick and a 1-Kg Book Are Dropped in a Vacuum