Explain Newton’s law of Gravitation

Newton’s law of gravitation states that the force of attraction between two objects due to their masses is proportional to the product of the two objects and inversely proportional to the distance between the objects squared.

MS
Answered by Mingyuan S. Physics tutor

2667 Views

See similar Physics A Level tutors

Related Physics A Level answers

All answers ▸

Explain the photo-electric effect and describe how the intensity of light effects rate of electron emission.


Explaining how capacitors work


A roller coaster has a loop, r = 20m, how fast should it travel so that riders don't fall out?


Explain how resonance occurs for a driven oscillating system and describe the effect of damping on the resonant frequency.


We're here to help

contact us iconContact ustelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo

MyTutor is part of the IXL family of brands:

© 2026 by IXL Learning