A bowling ball (mass=7.2 kg, radius=0.11 m) and a billiard ball (mass=0.38 kg, radius=0.028 m) may each be treated as uniform spheres. What is the manitude of the maximum gravitaitional force that each can exert on the other?

A bowling ball (mass=7.2 kg, radius=0.11 m) and a billiard ball (mass=0.38 kg, radius=0.028 m) may each be treated as uniform spheres. What is the manitude of the maximum gravitaitional force that each can exert on the other?

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