14. Which of the following statements is entailed by a law of nature? (a) If two

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14. Which of the following statements is entailed by a law of nature? (a) If two planets were situated at distance r from each other, then, other things being equal, the gravitational force between them would be proportional to their masses and inversely (b) If two planets were situated at distance r from each other, they would either both be made of (c) If two planets made of gas were at distance r from each other, they would be discovered by (d) If something were a solar system, it would have at most 10 planets proportional to the square of r gas, or both be made of heavy elements scientists before distance r decreased due to the gravitational force (e) If two planets were situated at distance r from each other in the same solar system, they would experience no significant gravitational force due to surrounding matter

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here the first statement is entailed by nature. as we know the Newton's law of gravitation is universal. according to the law of gravitation a particle attracts every other particle in the universe using a force that is directly propertional to the product of their masses and inversly propertional to the square of distance between their centers. the same law is applicable for planet also as it is a universal law.

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