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Atoms And Molecules

Question
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Why do we take distance 'r' of the body from the centre of the earth for points outside or on the surface of the body?

Solution

We take distance 'r' of the body from the centre of the Earth because for gravitational force at points outside or on the surface, the spherical body behaves as if the entire mass of the body is concentrated at its centre.