Question

between which two objects is gravitional attraction the greatest if placed 1 meter apart?

a. between the penny and the small pot
b. between the paper clip and the penny
c. between the book and the cereal box
d. between the small pot and the book

penny : 2.5 gram
book: 860 grams
cereal box: 500 grams
small pot : 1200 grams

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The gravitational attraction between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

Using this formula, the gravitational attraction is the greatest between the small pot (1200 grams) and the book (860 grams) because they have the highest total mass (1200 grams * 860 grams = 1,032,000 grams^2) out of all the options given, and they are placed 1 meter apart.

Therefore, the answer is:
d. between the small pot and the book