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What is the direction of gravitational force?
ATowards the center of the mass
BAway from the center of the mass
CTangential to the mass
DPerpendicular to the distance
✓ Correct Answer: A — Towards the center of the mass
Gravitational force is always attractive and acts along the line joining the centers of the two masses.
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