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Distinguish between g and G?/ difference between gravitational constant and acceleration due to gravity.


PRADEEP KUMAR 9th Dec, 2021
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PRADEEP KUMAR 9th Dec, 2021

Gravitational acceleration ( g ) 


The acceleration gained by a body in free fall as a result of the gravitational pull. 


It will differ from one location to the next. 


Value of g=9.8 m/s2


Constant of Universal Gravitation ( G ) 


The attraction between two bodies of equal mass separated by an equal distance in any part of the universe. 


Anywhere in the universe, there is a constant. 


Value of G=6.673×10-11 Nm2/kg2

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