Question
For a particle inside a uniform spherical shell, the gravitational force on the particle is
BITSAT
Physics
Gravitation
2024
BITSAT 2024 (Memory Based Paper 1)
BITSAT Physics Question (2024) — Solution
Options
- A. infinite
- B. zero
- C. -G m_1 m_2 r^2
- D. Gm _1 ~m _2 r ^2
Answer
B. zero
Step-by-step solution
Various regions of spherical shell attract the point mass inside it in various directions. These forces cancel each other completely. Therefore the gravitational force on the particle is zero.
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