A point mass 
is placed inside a spherical shell of radius 
and mass 
. at a distance 
from the centre of the shell. The gravitational force exerted by the shell on the point mass is
a)
b)
c)
Zero
d)
A point mass is placed inside a spherical shell of radius and mass . at a distance from the centre of the shell. The gravitational force exerted by the shell on the point mass is
a)
b)
c)
Zero
d)
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A point mass is placed inside a spherical shell of radius and mass . at a distance from the centre of the shell. The gravitational force exerted by the shell on the point mass is
a)
b)
c)
Zero
d)
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Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -
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(c) Gravitational field due to a spherical shell At a point inside the shell,
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The gravitational force acting on a point mass 
at a distance 
is
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