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If a planet of given density were made larger its force of attraction for an object on its surface would increase because of planet's greater mass but would decrease beacuse of larger separation between the centre of planet and its surface.Which effect would dominate ? a) increase in mass b) increase in radius c) both d) none

 If a planet of given density were made larger its force of attraction for an object on its surface would increase because of planet's greater mass but would decrease beacuse of larger separation between the centre of planet and its surface.Which effect would dominate ? 
a) increase in mass b) increase in radius 
c) both d) none

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Saurabh Kumar
askIITians Faculty 2400 Points
9 years ago
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Incrase in the radius would be sure as well as Increase in mass.
Hence option ‘c’ is correct.


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