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Taking Earth’s radius as
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
Taking Earth’s radius as
6400
km
6400\,\text{km}
6400
km
, at approximately what depth below the surface will the acceleration due to gravity become
90
%
90\%
90%
of its surface value? (a)
320
km
320\,\text{km}
320
km
(b)
1280
km
1280\,\text{km}
1280
km
(c)
640
km
640\,\text{km}
640
km
(d)
576
km
576\,\text{km}
576
km
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