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Hollow spherical shell is compressed to half its radius . the gravitational potential at the centre – increses decreases (please show working)

Hollow spherical shell is compressed to half its radius . the gravitational potential at the centre – 
 increses
decreases
(please show working)

Grade:12

1 Answers

siddharth gupta
28 Points
9 years ago
AS THE SHELL IS COMPRESSED IT’S MASS REMAINS THE SAME WHILE THE RADIUS IS HALVED.i.e THE HAT FORCES ARE ONLY ATTRACTIVE.
NEW POTENTIAL WILL BE-2GM/R INSTEAD OF -GM/R.THE POTENTIAL IS DOUBLED .NEGATIVE SIGN INDICATES T

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