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Atoms And Molecules

Question
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If the moon attracts the earth, why does the earth not move towards the moon?

Solution

According to Newton's third law, the moon attracts earth with a force equal to that with which the earth attracts the moon. But, the mass of Earth is much massive than that of the moon. So, the acceleration produced in the earth,

                         (a ∝1/m)
is not noticeable.