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The objects are very far apart.
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One of the objects has a very large mass.
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Both objects have very large masses and they are close together
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Both objects are in the solid state of matter.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gravitational forces are weakest when one object is more massive than the other. Gravitational forces can never exceed an upper limit, regardless of the masses. The gravitational force between two objects will be very small, unless which of the following is true? The objects must be very far apart.
Detailed explanation-2: -D)The gravitational force between two objects is proportional to the square of the distance between the two objects.
Detailed explanation-3: -Since the gravitational force is directly proportional to the mass of both interacting objects, more massive objects will attract each other with a greater gravitational force. So as the mass of either object increases, the force of gravitational attraction between them also increases.
Detailed explanation-4: -The greater the size of the masses, the greater the size of the gravitational force (also called the gravity force).
Detailed explanation-5: -Gravitational force-an attractive force that exists between all objects with mass; an object with mass attracts another object with mass; the magnitude of the force is directly proportional to the masses of the two objects and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two objects.
Detailed explanation-6: -The masses of humans are quite small and thus the magnitude of gravitational force is also very small and negligible as compared to that shown by Earth. Thus, gravitational force exists between two people sitting close by but it is negligible and cannot be felt.