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प्रश्न
Right or wrong sentence:
The value of g is highest at the equator.
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उत्तर
The given sentence is wrong.
Explanation:
The acceleration due to gravity, g, is actually lowest at the equator and highest at the poles. This is because Earth is an oblate spheroid (larger radius at the equator, which weakens gravity) and because the centrifugal effect of Earth’s rotation reduces the effective gravity more at the equator than at the poles. Typical values are about 9.832 m/s² at the poles and about 9.78 m/s² at the equator.
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