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Grade 12Mechanics

Hollow spherical shell is compressed to half its radius . the gravitational potential at the centre –
increses
decreases
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12 Years agoGrade 12
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12 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