Which of the following statement is false

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The gravitational force is independent of the medium

Presence of third mass has no effect in the gravitational force between any two objects.

Gravitational force is always attractive

None of the above

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Gravitational force is an attractive force between any two objects which have a certain mass.
It is given by:

$F = \frac{G M m}{r^{2}}$
It only depends on the masses of the two objects and the distance between them. G is the universal gravitation constant.
Therefore we can say that the gravitational force is independent of the medium and the force between the two objects can't change due to the present of the third object.

Therefore, we can say that none of the given statements is false. Hence option D is the right answer.

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