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प्रश्न
Right or wrong sentence:
The value of gravitational acceleration at the centre of earth is zero.
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उत्तर
The given sentence is right.
Explanation:
Gravity is a vector. By symmetry (Newton’s shell theorem) the gravitational pull of all mass elements around the centre cancels at the centre, so the net gravitational acceleration there is zero. For a uniform spherical Earth, one finds `M(r) ∝ r^3 so g(r)`
= `G·M(r)/r^2 ∝ r`
Hence, g(0) = 0
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