All Textbook Topics - Forces and Motion - Gravity Introduction - The range of a gravitational field is infinite so all masses exert a force on all other masses through gravity, at great distance, the force is very, very small
The range of a gravitational field is infinite so all masses exert a force on all other masses through gravity, at great distance, the force is very, very small
In theory the range of a gravitational field is infinite, i.e. it has no maximum range. At very large distances though, the forces involved will be very very small.
In practical terms, there is a distance where the force can be considered negligible for all but theoretical scenarios, but it is still there, just very, very small.
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