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In the gravitational attraction between the Earth and a stone, can we say that the Earth...

In the gravitational attraction between the Earth and a stone, can we say that the Earth is in the gravitational field of the stone? (b) What is the relationship between the gravitational field that belongs to the stone and the one that belongs to the Earth?

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a) yes , we can say that earth is in the gravitational field of the stone

as earth is also feeling a force due to stone.

b)

as the gravitational field is given as

E = G * M/r^2

Now, for the earth and stone distance is same

gravitational field due to stone/gravitational field due to earth = mass of stone/mass of earth

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