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What do you mean by acceleration due to gravity?

The acceleration gained by an object because of gravitational force is called its acceleration due to gravity. Its SI unit is m/s 2. Acceleration due to gravity is a vector, which means it has both a magnitude and a direction. It has a standard value defined as 9.80665 m/s 2.

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