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Gravitation — Physics STD 11 — Question

Tamilnadu BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11PhysicsGravitation2 Marks
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What is meant by acceleration due to gravity? Is is a scalar or a vector?
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Answer

The acceleration produced in a freely falling body under the gravitational pull of the earth. It is a vector having direction towards the centre of the earth.

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