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Newton's Law of Gravitation

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The law of gravitation holds good for any pair of bodies in the universe. Statement II: The weight of any person becomes zero when the person is at the centre of the earth. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Answer: (a)

Statement I: Newton's law of gravitation is universal, so it holds for any pair of bodies. True.
Statement II: $g_d = g\left(1 - \frac{d}{R}\right) = 0$ at $d = R$ , so weight $mg_d = 0$ at the centre. True.
So the answer is (a) both statements are true.

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