Is centre of mass of reality ?...

Is centre of mass of reality ?

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No. The centre of mass of a system is a hypothetical point, where the entire mass of the body is supposed to be concentrated.

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The centre of mass

coincides always with the geometrical centre of the body.

always lies on a given body.

of two-particle system always lies on the line joining two particles.

is the average of the position vectors of all the

Lies always at the geometrical centre

Lies always inside the body

Lies always outside the body

May lie within or outside the body.

depends on the choice of co - ordinate system

is independent of the choice of co - ordinate system .

may or may not depend on the choice of co - ordinate system

None of the above