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GK QUESTION#3030

Which interaction chiefly binds planetary systems and governs their large-scale orbital motion?

  1. ANuclear force
  2. BGravitational forceCorrect answer
  3. CMagnetic force
  4. DElectromagnetic force
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B. Gravitational force

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Gravity is the dominant large-scale binding interaction for planetary systems, stars and galaxies. Its attraction acts between masses and supplies the acceleration in orbital motion. This does not mean gravity is the only force present in every astronomical process.

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