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WHERE DOES C.O.G AND C.O.M DIFFER?....GENERALLY BOTH COINCIDES....GIVE EXAMPLE WHERE BOTH DIFFER?

Profile image of MADHAV DHRUV
13 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Har Simrat Singh
13 Years ago

COm and COG coincide in  a body if there is uniform mass distribution of the body or more generally force of gravity acts equally on every part of the body

Example any non uniform sphere

Profile image of Shaurya Gupta
13 Years ago

For a system outside the earth, they will both differ.

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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer13 Years ago
C.O.G and C.O.M generally coincides at the see-level region.But C.O.G is a variable and changes with the value "g" and thus "Mg" of any body also changes.e.g At high altitudes like mountains, himalayas(C.O.G & C.O.M)differs,at the depth of earth,s surfaces. C.O.M is constant everywhere in the universe. Please approve if you like.