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The diagram showing the variation of gravitational potential of earth with distance from the centre of earth is

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`V_("in")=(-Gm)/(2R)[3-((r)/(R))^(2)],V_("surface")=(-GM)/(R),V_("out")=(-GM)/(r)`
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