Rankers Physics
Topic: Gravitation
Subtopic: Gravitational Field

Two identical spheres each of mass M and radius R are separated by a centre to centre distance 10R. The gravitational force on mass m placed at the midpoint of the line joining the centres of the spheres is :
zero
2GMm/25R²
GMm/25R²
GMm/100R²

Solution:

At the midpoint, the gravitational forces exerted by the two identical spheres on the mass \( m \) have the same magnitude but act in opposite directions. Since these forces cancel each other out completely, the net gravitational force on the mass \( m \) is:

\[
F = 0
\]

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