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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Gravitation
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A mass of \(50\, {kg}\) is placed at the centre of a uniform spherical shell of mass \(100\, {kg}\) and radius \(50 \,{m}\). If the gravitational potential at a point, \(25\, {m}\) from the centre is \({V} \,{kg} / {m} .\) The value of \({V}\) is

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(D) \(-\,4G\)

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\({V}_{{A}} =\left[-\frac{{GM}_{1}}{{r}}-\frac{{GM}_{2}}{{R}}\right]\)

\(=\left[-\frac{50}{25} {G}-\frac{100}{50} {G}\right]\)

\(=-4\, {G}\)

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