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Another important questions
* Why is “G’’ called universal gravitational constant ?
The Value of ‘G’ remains constant all over the universe. It is
2
2
scalar quantity and its value is 6.67×10 -11 Nm /Kg . It is
independent of sizes of the bodies and nature of the
medium present between two bodies. Thus, it is called
universal gravitational constant.
By the way, Who might have calculated the value of G?
HENRY CAVENDISH EXPERIMENTALLY FOUND THE VALUE OF G IN 1798 A.D.
with the help of Torsion balance. .
