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What is meant by point mass and give suitable example ?

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The mass of an object, which is concentrated at a point is called ''point mass''. It has no internal structures like shape and size .
Examples :
(i) In the event of motion of Earth around the Sun , Earth can be treated as point mass .
(ii) When stone is thrown in space, stone is considered as point mass .
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