NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsGravitationPractice
A spherical hole is made in a solid sphere of radius R . The mass of the sphere before hollowing was M . The gravitational field at the centre of the hole due to the remaining mass is
Options
- AZero
- BGM 8 R 2
- CGM 2 R 2
- DGM R 2
Correct answer
C. GM 2 R 2
Step-by-step solution
By the principle of superposition of fields E → = E → 1 + E → 2 Here, E → = net field at the centre of hole due to entire mass E → 1 = field due to remaining mass and E → 2 = field due to mass in hole = 0 ∴ E 1 = E = GM R 3 . r where r = R 2 ∴ E = GM 2 R 2