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The gravitational constant is an empirical constant.(a) True(b) FalseThe question was posed to me in final exam.Enquiry is from The Gravitational Constant in chapter Gravitation of Physics – Class 11

Answer» CORRECT choice is (a) True

Easiest explanation: The gravitational constant is the VALUE of the slope of the graph “gravitational force VERSUS (product of masses) / (SQUARE of the DISTANCE between them). So, it is not a derived constant, but an empirical one.


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