Two identical point masses placed metres apart attract each other with a force

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Problem

Two identical point masses placed

d

metres apart attract each other with a force

F

. If the separation is increased to

2d

, the new force of attraction will be (a)

2F

(b)

\dfrac{F}{2}

(c)

\dfrac{F}{4}

(d)

\dfrac{F}{8}