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Statement-1 : The centre of mass of a body may lie where there is no mass.
Statement-2 : The centre of mass has nothing to do with the mass.

A

Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true ,
Statement-2 is correct explanation of Statement-1.

B

Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true but Statement-2 is not correct explanation of Statement-1.

C

Statement-1 is true, but statement-2 is false.

D

Statement-1 is false, but statement-2 is true.

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C
Statement-1 is true, but the statement-2 is not true. Inface, the centre of mass is related to the distribution of mass of the body.
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