Can I say that because the mass of two different objects is different, their gravitational forces will differ because the magnitude of the heavier one will be bigger? I am not sure if this is correct.
It depends. Let M1 = smaller mass and M2 = larger mass If you are considering the gravitational force that the two objects exert on each other, then the force that M1 exerts on M2 will be equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the force that M2 exerts on M1 However, if you introduce and arbitrary mass and want to compare the forces being exerted on it by M1 and M2, M2 will exert a larger force than M1.
I just want to state that my prediction that the heavier mass object will have a higher weight was true because an object with mass m will have a higher force being exerted on it. Since both objects will have g=9.8 on them, the only difference is the mass of the objects.
I dont know if what I said makes sense, but what you answered helped me. Thank you!!
If your saying that an object with more mass will also have more weight, then I agree completely! Glad I could help.
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