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Q.

Which of the following statements is /are not true about the universal gravitational constant, G                          

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a

It is a force.

b

It has no units

c

Its value does not depend on the masses of the bodies.

d

It does not depend upon the nature of the medium in which bodies lie.

answer is A, C.

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Detailed Solution

We know that according to the law of gravitation, the gravitational force between any two bodies that have some mass is given as:

F =G.m1m2r 2
Where m1 and m2 are the masses of the two bodies, r is the distance between them and G is the universal gravitation constant.
G= 6.67 X 10-11 Nm2/kg2

The value of G is constant for any two bodies involved and is independent of the medium in which the bodies lie.
We can see that it has a unit and it is not a force.
Therefore, we can say that options A and C represent incorrect statements about the gravitational constant.

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Which of the following statements is /are not true about the universal gravitational constant, G