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If the mass of the Sun were ten times smaller and the universal gravitational constant were ten times larger in magnitude, which of the following is not correct?
(a)Time period of a simple pendulum on the Earth would decrease
(b)Walking on the ground would become more difficult
(c)Raindrops will fall faster
(d)
on the Earth will not change

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