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Gravitational force has infinite range and weakens with the square of the distance.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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4 sources for · 2 against

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Is it true that gravitational force has infinite range and weakens with the square of the distance?

Partly. Several sources state that gravitational attraction weakens as the inverse square of separation distance, while two Zenodo items assert the range of gravitational force is finite rather than infinite. No single item covers both halves of the claim, so the evidence only partially addresses it and the two halves point in different directions.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 4 sources for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 4
Current short-range tests of the gravitational inverse square law
2003
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Long, J. C. & Price, J. C. (2003). Current short-range tests of the gravitational inverse square law. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1631-0705(03)00042-2

Evidence against · 2
Range of gravitational force
2019
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Somnath (2019). Range of gravitational force. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3234575

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Inverse-square law - Wikipedia
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Inverse-square law - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse-square_law

To Find Gravitational Constant and Gravitational Force of an Object
2022
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Ankam, L. K. & Boya, U. (2022). To Find Gravitational Constant and Gravitational Force of an Object. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7394430

A-level Physics (Advancing Physics)/Gravitational Forces
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A-level Physics (Advancing Physics)/Gravitational Forces. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/A-level_Physics_(Advancing_Physics)/Gravitational_Forces

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Range of gravitational force and graviton
2019
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Chakraborty, S. (2019). Range of gravitational force and graviton. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3360189

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