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An object is weightless inside a uniform spherical shell.(a) True(b) FalseThe question was posed to me during an interview for a job.This intriguing question comes from Gravitation in section Gravitation of Physics – Class 11

Answer» CORRECT option is (a) True

Explanation: The net acceleration due to gravity is zero at all POINTS inside a uniform SPHERICAL shell because of which an OBJECT is weightless. This is because the sum of gravitational force vectors from all SIDES of the object is zero inside the shell.


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