Assertion (A): At the centre of the earth, a body has centre of mass, but no centre of gravity.
Reason (R): Acceleration due to gravity is zero at the centre of the earth.
Solution:
Assertion (A) is true. A body always has a center of mass.
Centre of gravity is the point where the net gravitational torque is zero. At the center of the Earth, the acceleration due to gravity \( g \) is zero. Thus, there is no gravitational force, and consequently, no center of gravity in the usual operational sense.
Reason (R) is true. The acceleration due to gravity \( g \) is indeed zero at the centre of the earth. Since the absence of gravity leads to no definable centre of gravity, (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
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