Which of the following is true about the universal gravitation constant?

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A universal gravitational constant is a constant for a given system of masses.

A universal gravitational constant is different on different planets.

A universal gravitational constant is a universal constant and does not change its value from place to place.

None of the above

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The gravitational force between the two objects is given by:

$F = \frac{GMm}{r^{2}}$
Where M and m are the masses of the objects and r is the distance between them.
G is the universal gravitational constant which has the value of 6.67X 10^-11 Nm²/kg². It is constant irrespective of the system or the masses and distance involved. It does not change its value from place to place and is constant universally.

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