physics If the sun were twice as massive A) its pull on the Earth would double. B) the pull of the Earth on the sun would double. C) both of these D) neither of these

Question

If the sun were twice as massive

A) its pull on the Earth would double.

B) the pull of the Earth on the sun would double.

C) both of these

D) neither of these

Answer 1

N L of Gravitation, F1 = GM1m/R^2.

If M2 = 2M1

F2 = 2F1.