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There have been suggestions that the value of the gravitational constant G becomes smaller when considered over very large time period (in billions of years) in the future. If that happens, for our earth, 

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Important Questions on Gravitation

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Which of the following are correct?
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If the law of gravitation, instead of being inverse square law, becomes an inverse cube law, then
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Supposing Newton's law of gravitation for gravitation forces F1 and F2 between two masses m1 and m2 at positions r1 and r2 read

F1=-F2=r12r123GM02m1m2M02n

where M0 is a constant of the dimension of mass, r12=r1-r2 and n is a number? In such a case 

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Which of the following are true?

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Consider a planet moving in an elliptical orbit round the sun. The work done on the planet by the gravitational force of the sun is 
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Two identical satellites are at R and 7R away from the earth surface, the wrong statement is (R=Radius of earth)

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A satellite is orbiting the earth. If it's distance from the earth is increased, then:
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Two artificial satellites of same mass are moving around the Earth in circular orbits of different radii. In comparison to the satellite with lesser orbital radius, the other satellite with higher orbital radius will have