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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Gravitation
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A solid sphere of mass \(‘M’\) and radius \(‘a’\) is surrounded by a uniform concentric spherical shell of thickness \(2a\) and mass \(2M.\) The gravitational field at distance \(‘3a’\) from the centre will be

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(A) \(\frac{{GM}}{{3{a^2}}}\)

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We use Gauss's Law for gravitation

\(g.4\pi {r^2} = \left( {Mass\,enclosed} \right)4\pi G\)

\(g = \frac{{3M4\pi G}}{{4\pi {{\left( {3a} \right)}^2}}} = \frac{{GM}}{{3{a^2}}}\)

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