Answer the following questions related to gravitation:
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Problem
Answer the following questions related to gravitation:
(i) State the universal law of gravitation and write its mathematical form.
(ii) If the distance between two point masses is reduced to one-third of its original value while their masses remain unchanged, explain qualitatively and quantitatively how the gravitational force between them is affected.
(iii) A small object is placed exactly at the centre of a thin, hollow, uniform spherical shell of mass. Explain why the net gravitational force acting on the object is zero, even though the shell attracts the object from every side.