Question
Is gravitation an attractive or repulsive force?
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Answer
Gravity is an attractive force that acts between any objects at any distance regardless of their composition. In contrast, the other forces in nature can be both attractive and repulsive. The electric force is attractive between unlike charges and equally repulsive between like charges.
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