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Distinguish between the acceleration due to gravity and the universal gravitational constant.
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Answer
The acceleration due to gravity g is the acceleration a body has under the earth's attraction; it varies with height, depth and latitude and has the unit m s−2. The gravitational constant G is a universal constant that appears in Newton's law, is the same everywhere in the universe, and has the unit N m2 kg−2.
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Explanation
g depends on the mass and radius of the planet; G does not.
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