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Acceleration due to gravity is ‘ g ’ on the surface of the earth. The value of acceleration due to gravity at a height of 32 km above earth’s surface is (Radius of the earth = 6400 km )

A

`0.9 g`

B

`0.99 g`

C

`0.8 g`

D

`1.01 g`

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