Gravitational Field

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Gravitational field (intensity) is defined as:

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Force per unit potential

Potential per unit mass

Force per unit mass

Potential energy

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Subject: physics
Chapter: gravitation
Topic: gravitational field
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2025

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Force per unit mass

The Gravitational Field Intensity (or strength) at a point is the gravitational force experienced per unit mass placed at that point. $g = \frac{F}{m _{t es t}}$

It is a vector quantity.
At Earth's surface, its magnitude is $g \approx 9.8 m/s^{2}$ .
For a point mass $M$ : $g = \frac{GM}{r ^{2}}$ directed towards the mass.

This easy difficulty physics question is from the chapter gravitation, covering the topic of gravitational field. It appeared in the 2025 exam.

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