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One goes from the centre of the earth to a distance two third the radius of the earth, where will the acceleration due to gravity be the greatest?

a)

At the centre of the earth

b)

At a height half the radius of the earth

c)

At a height one-third the radius of the earth

d)

At a height two-third the radius of the earth



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One goes from the centre of the earth to a distance two third the radius of the earth, where will the acceleration due to gravity be the greatest?

a)

At the centre of the earth

b)

At a height half the radius of the earth

c)

At a height one-third the radius of the earth

d)

At a height two-third the radius of the earth

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Answer Key / Explanation : (d) -

(d)

The acceleration due to gravity at a depth  inside the earth is 

where,  distance of a place from the centre of earth, therefore,

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